Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of John B. Magruder

Battles of John B. Magruder

Confederate Army general (1807–1871)

John B. Magruder is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1861 and 1863: 5 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,064 km apart end to end, 413 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (6).

Battle of Garnett's & Golding's FarmBattle of Big BethelSiege of YorktownBattle of Savage's StationPeninsula CampaignBattle of GalvestonBattle of Big BethelBattle of Savage's StationBattle of GalvestonAtlantaHoustonNew OrleansRaleighMemphisNashvilleJacksonOrlandoJacksonvilleTulsa500 km33.446N, 85.596W
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1861: 1 engagements1862: 4 engagements4 in 18621863: 1 engagements18611863
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Big Bethel, 1861Siege of Yorktown, 1862Battle of Garnett's & Golding's Farm, 1862Battle of Savage's Station, 1862Peninsula Campaign, 1862Battle of Galveston, 186318611863
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
10 June 1861Battle of Big BethelTabb, Virginia, United StatesConfederate victory
5 April 1862Siege of YorktownYork County, Virginia, United States14 km NWInconclusive
27 June 1862Battle of Garnett's & Golding's FarmHenrico County, Virginia, United States80 km NWInconclusive
29 June 1862Battle of Savage's StationHenrico County, Virginia, United States5 km SEInconclusive
July 1862Peninsula CampaignVirginia Peninsula, Virginia, United States65 km SEConfederate victory
1 January 1863Battle of GalvestonGalveston, Texas, United States1,899 km WConfederate 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, Unidentified photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.