Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Alfred Pleasonton

Battles of Alfred Pleasonton

Union Army general (1824-1897)

Alfred Pleasonton is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between 1863 and 1864: 7 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,758 km apart end to end, 293 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (7).

Battle of Culpeper Court HouseBattle of Byram's FordBattle of Brandy StationBattle of UppervilleBattle of BoonsboroSecond Battle of IndependenceBattle of Marais des CygnesBattle of Brandy StationBattle of UppervilleBattle of BoonsboroSecond Battle of IndependenceBattle of Marais des CygnesChicagoDetroitSt. LouisClevelandPittsburghCincinnatiMilwaukeeRaleighMemphisBuffalo500 km38.890N, 86.171W
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1863: 4 engagements4 in 18631864: 3 engagements18631864
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Brandy Station, 1863Battle of Upperville, 1863Battle of Boonsboro, 1863Battle of Culpeper Court House, 1863Second Battle of Independence, 1864Battle of Byram's Ford, 1864Battle of Marais des Cygnes, 186418631864
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
9 June 1863Battle of Brandy StationCulpeper County, Virginia, United StatesConfederate victory
21 June 1863Battle of UppervilleLoudoun County, Virginia, United States53 km NInconclusive
8 July 1863Battle of BoonsboroWashington County, Maryland, United States62 km NInconclusive
13 September 1863Battle of Culpeper Court HouseCulpeper, Virginia, United States120 km SUnion victory
22 October 1864Second Battle of IndependenceIndependence, Missouri, United States1,425 km WUnion victory
22 October 1864Battle of Byram's FordJackson County, Missouri, United States10 km SWUnion victory
25 October 1864Battle of Marais des CygnesLinn County, Kansas, United States86 km SUnion 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 (Washington, D.C.), photographer., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.