Atlas of Battles

commander, 8 engagements

Battles of John Schofield

Battles of John Schofield

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Union Army general (1831–1906)

John Schofield is recorded as a commander at 8 placed engagements in the atlas between 1864 and 1865: 8 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,416 km apart end to end, 202 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (8).

Battle of Utoy CreekBattle of WilmingtonBattle of Wyse ForkBattle of ResacaBattle of Kolb's FarmBattle of ColumbiaBattle of Spring HillBattle of FranklinBattle of ResacaBattle of Kolb's FarmBattle of Spring HillBattle of FranklinAtlantaRaleighKnoxvilleColumbiaMontgomeryWilmingtonBirminghamCharlotteCharlestonGreensboro500 km34.819N, 82.289W
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1864: 6 engagements6 in 18641865: 2 engagements18641865
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Resaca, 1864Battle of Kolb's Farm, 1864Battle of Utoy Creek, 1864Battle of Columbia, 1864Battle of Spring Hill, 1864Battle of Franklin, 1864Battle of Wilmington, 1865Battle of Wyse Fork, 186518641865
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
13 May 1864Battle of ResacaGordon County, Georgia, United StatesUnion victory
22 June 1864Battle of Kolb's FarmCobb County, Georgia, United States79 km SEUnion tactical victory
5 August 1864Battle of Utoy CreekFulton County, Georgia, United States26 km SEInconclusive
24 November 1864Battle of ColumbiaMaury County, Tennessee, United States316 km NWConfederate victory
29 November 1864Battle of Spring HillMaury County, Tennessee, United States17 km NEUnion victory
30 November 1864Battle of FranklinFranklin Battlefield, Tennessee, United States21 km NUnion victory
1865Battle of WilmingtonWilmington, North Carolina, United States834 km EUnion victory
7 March 1865Battle of Wyse ForkLenoir County, North Carolina, United States122 km NUnion 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, Stephen William Shaw, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.