Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of William W. Averell

Battles of William W. Averell

Union Army general (1832-1900)

William W. Averell is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1863 and 1864: 6 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 836 km apart end to end, 167 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (6).

Battle of White Sulphur SpringsBattle of Kelly's FordBattle of Droop MountainBattle of Cove MountainBattle of Rutherford's FarmBattle of MoorefieldBattle of Kelly's FordBattle of Droop MountainBattle of Cove MountainBattle of Rutherford's FarmBattle of MoorefieldNorfolkBaltimoreRichmondCharlestonLynchburgCharlottesvilleRoanokeFredericksburgAlexandriaHuntington200 km38.131N, 79.451W
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1863: 3 engagements3 in 18631864: 3 engagements3 in 186418631864
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Kelly's Ford, 1863Battle of White Sulphur Springs, 1863Battle of Droop Mountain, 1863Battle of Cove Mountain, 1864Battle of Rutherford's Farm, 1864Battle of Moorefield, 186418631864
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
17 March 1863Battle of Kelly's FordCulpeper County, Virginia, United StatesInconclusive
26 August 1863Battle of White Sulphur SpringsWest Virginia, United States232 km WConfederate victory
6 November 1863Battle of Droop MountainPocahontas County, West Virginia, United States35 km NUnion victory
10 May 1864Battle of Cove MountainWythe County, Virginia, United States140 km SWInconclusive
20 July 1864Battle of Rutherford's FarmFrederick County, Virginia, United States356 km NEUnion victory
7 August 1864Battle of MoorefieldHardy County, West Virginia, United States73 km WUnion 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, Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.