Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of John McCausland

Battles of John McCausland

Confederate Army general (1836–1927)

John McCausland is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1862 and 1864: 4 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 545 km apart end to end, 182 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (3).

Battle of CharlestonBattle of Cloyd's MountainBattle of Folck's MillBattle of MoorefieldBattle of CharlestonBattle of Cloyd's MountainBattle of Folck's MillBattle of MoorefieldRichmondLynchburgCharlottesvilleRoanokeFredericksburgAlexandriaHuntingtonMorgantownBeckleyPetersburg200 km38.419N, 80.194W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1862: 1 engagements1864: 3 engagements3 in 186418621864
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Charleston, 1862Battle of Cloyd's Mountain, 1864Battle of Folck's Mill, 1864Battle of Moorefield, 186418621864
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
13 September 1862Battle of CharlestonKanawha County, West Virginia, United StatesConfederate victory
9 May 1864Battle of Cloyd's MountainPulaski County, Virginia, United States154 km SEUnion victory
1 August 1864Battle of Folck's MillAllegany County, Maryland, United States325 km NEInconclusive
7 August 1864Battle of MoorefieldHardy County, West Virginia, United States66 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, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.