Atlas of Battles

commander, 11 engagements

Battles of Ambrose Powell Hill

Battles of Ambrose Powell Hill

Confederate Army general (1825-1865)

Ambrose Powell Hill is recorded as a commander at 11 placed engagements in the atlas between 1862 and 1865: 11 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 590 km apart end to end, 59 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (11).

Battle of Franklin's CrossingBattle of Bristoe StationBattle of Jerusalem Plank RoadBattle of Globe TavernSecond Battle of Ream's StationBattle of Peebles' FarmBattle of Beaver Dam CreekBattle of Harpers FerryBattle of ShepherdstownBattle of the WildernessThird Battle of PetersburgBattle of Beaver Dam CreekBattle of Harpers FerryBattle of ShepherdstownBattle of the WildernessThird Battle of PetersburgNorfolkRichmondLynchburgCharlottesvilleRoanokeAlexandriaAtlantic CityMorgantownWinchesterCumberland200 km38.262N, 77.569W
11 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1862: 3 engagements1863: 2 engagements1864: 5 engagements5 in 18641865: 1 engagements18621865
11 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Beaver Dam Creek, 1862Battle of Harpers Ferry, 1862Battle of Shepherdstown, 1862Battle of Franklin's Crossing, 1863Battle of Bristoe Station, 1863Battle of the Wilderness, 1864Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road, 1864Battle of Globe Tavern, 1864Second Battle of Ream's Station, 1864Battle of Peebles' Farm, 1864Third Battle of Petersburg, 186518621865
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
26 June 1862Battle of Beaver Dam CreekHanover County, Virginia, United StatesUnion victory (See aftermath).
12 September 1862Battle of Harpers FerryJefferson County, Virginia, United States194 km NConfederate victory
19 September 1862Battle of ShepherdstownJefferson County, West Virginia, United States12 km NConfederate victory
1863Battle of Franklin's CrossingStafford County, Virginia, United States131 km SConfederate Victory
14 October 1863Battle of Bristoe StationPrince William County, Virginia, United States50 km NUnion victory
5 May 1864Battle of the WildernessSpotsylvania County, Virginia, United States49 km SWInconclusive
21 June 1864Battle of Jerusalem Plank RoadPetersburg, Virginia, United States130 km SInconclusive See Aftermath
18 August 1864Battle of Globe TavernPetersburg, Virginia, United States4 km WUnion victory
25 August 1864Second Battle of Ream's StationDinwiddie County, Virginia, United States9 km SSee aftermath
30 September 1864Battle of Peebles' FarmDinwiddie County, Virginia, United States9 km NUnion victory
2 April 1865Third Battle of PetersburgDinwiddie County, Virginia, United States2 km WUnion victory: End of the Siege of Petersburg and opening...

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, Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.