Atlas of Battles

commander, 13 engagements

Battles of Wade Hampton III

Battles of Wade Hampton III

American politician (1818-1902)

Wade Hampton III is recorded as a commander at 13 placed engagements in the atlas between 1863 and 1865: 13 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,058 km apart end to end, 96 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (13).

Battle of Fairfax Court HouseBattle of HunterstownBattle of WalkertonBattle of Sappony ChurchWilson-Kautz RaidBattle of Vaughan RoadBattle of MorrisvilleBattle of Monroe's CrossroadsBattle of UppervilleBattle of Haw's ShopBattle of Trevilian StationBattle of Saint Mary's ChurchBeefsteak RaidBattle of UppervilleBattle of Haw's ShopBattle of Trevilian StationBattle of Saint Mary's ChurchBeefsteak RaidPhiladelphiaRaleighNorfolkBaltimoreKnoxvilleCharlestonColumbusCharlotteDaytonHarrisburg500 km37.504N, 78.064W
13 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1863: 3 engagements1864: 7 engagements7 in 18641865: 2 engagements18631865
12 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Upperville, 1863Battle of Fairfax Court House, 1863Battle of Hunterstown, 1863Battle of Walkerton, 1864Battle of Haw's Shop, 1864Battle of Trevilian Station, 1864Battle of Saint Mary's Church, 1864Battle of Sappony Church, 1864Wilson-Kautz Raid, 1864Battle of Vaughan Road, 1864Battle of Morrisville, 1865Battle of Monroe's Crossroads, 186518631865
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
21 June 1863Battle of UppervilleLoudoun County, Virginia, United StatesInconclusive
27 June 1863Battle of Fairfax Court HouseFairfax, Virginia, United States48 km EConfederate victory
2 July 1863Battle of HunterstownBeaverdam Creek, Pennsylvania, United States115 km NDraw
2 March 1864Battle of WalkertonWalkerton, Virginia, United States243 km SConfederate victory
28 May 1864Battle of Haw's ShopHanover County, Virginia, United States34 km WInconclusive
11 June 1864Battle of Trevilian StationLouisa County, Virginia, United States79 km NWConfederate victory
24 June 1864Battle of Saint Mary's ChurchCharles City, Virginia, United States106 km SEInconclusive
28 June 1864Battle of Sappony ChurchSussex County, Virginia, United States60 km SWConfederate victory
1864Wilson-Kautz RaidBrunswick County, Virginia, United States42 km SWInconclusive See Aftermath
1 October 1864Battle of Vaughan RoadDinwiddie County, Virginia, United States55 km NEUnion victory
1865Battle of MorrisvilleMorrisville, North Carolina, United States190 km SWUnion victory
10 March 1865Battle of Monroe's CrossroadsHoke County, North Carolina, United States85 km SWInconclusive
date unknownBeefsteak RaidPrince George County, Virginia, United StatesConfederate victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.