Atlas of Battles

commander, 10 engagements

Battles of William Rosecrans

Battles of William Rosecrans

American diplomat, politician and army officer (1819–1898)

William Rosecrans is recorded as a commander at 10 placed engagements in the atlas between 1861 and 1863: 9 battles and 1 campaign, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,344 km apart end to end, 168 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (10).

Battle of Corrick's FordBattle of Carnifex FerryBattle of IukaSecond Battle of CorinthBattle of Hoover's GapBattle of Rich MountainBattle of Stones RiverBattle of ChickamaugaChattanooga campaignTullahoma CampaignBattle of Rich MountainBattle of Stones RiverBattle of ChickamaugaChattanooga campaignTullahoma CampaignCincinnatiRaleighNashvilleKnoxvilleCharlestonCharlotteLouisvilleGreensboroLexingtonHuntsville500 km36.941N, 84.103W
10 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1861: 3 engagements3 in 18611862: 3 engagements3 in 18621863: 3 engagements3 in 186318611863
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Rich Mountain, 1861Battle of Corrick's Ford, 1861Battle of Carnifex Ferry, 1861Battle of Iuka, 1862Second Battle of Corinth, 1862Battle of Stones River, 1862Battle of Hoover's Gap, 1863Battle of Chickamauga, 1863Chattanooga campaign, 186318611863
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
11 July 1861Battle of Rich MountainRandolph County, West Virginia, United StatesUnion victory
13 July 1861Battle of Corrick's FordTucker County, West Virginia, United States33 km NEUnion victory
10 September 1861Battle of Carnifex FerryNicholas County, West Virginia, United States146 km SWUnion victory
19 September 1862Battle of IukaIuka, Mississippi, United States752 km SWUnion victory
3 October 1862Second Battle of CorinthCorinth, Mississippi, United States35 km NWUnion victory
31 December 1862Battle of Stones RiverRutherford County, Tennessee, United States214 km NETactically Inconclusive; strategic Union victory due to...
24 June 1863Battle of Hoover's GapBedford County, Tennessee, United States31 km SEUnion victory
20 September 1863Battle of ChickamaugaCatoosa County, Georgia, United States119 km SEConfederate victory
1863Chattanooga campaignChattanooga, Tennessee, United States13 km NUnion victory
date unknownTullahoma CampaignTennessee, United StatesUnion 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, Brady National Photographic Art Gallery, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.