Atlas of Battles

commander, 18 engagements

Battles of Joseph E. Johnston

Battles of Joseph E. Johnston

Confederate general (1807-1891)

Joseph E. Johnston is recorded as a commander at 18 placed engagements in the atlas between 1861 and 1865: 17 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 3,078 km apart end to end, 192 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (17).

Siege of YorktownBattle of JacksonBattle of New Hope ChurchFirst Battle of DaltonBattle of ResacaBattle of AdairsvilleBattle of CassvilleBattle of DallasBattle of Pickett's MillBattle of MariettaBattle of Gilgal ChurchBattle of Kennesaw MountainBattle of Rocky Face RidgeFirst Battle of Bull RunBattle of WilliamsburgBattle of Seven PinesPeninsula CampaignBattle of BentonvilleFirst Battle of Bull RunBattle of WilliamsburgBattle of Seven PinesBattle of BentonvilleAtlantaSt. LouisCincinnatiRaleighMemphisNashvilleJacksonBaltimoreKnoxvilleColumbia500 km35.551N, 83.367W
18 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1861: 1 engagements1862: 4 engagements1863: 1 engagements1864: 10 engagements10 in 18641865: 1 engagements18611865
17 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

First Battle of Bull Run, 1861Siege of Yorktown, 1862Battle of Williamsburg, 1862Battle of Seven Pines, 1862Peninsula Campaign, 1862Battle of Jackson, 1863Battle of New Hope Church, 1864First Battle of Dalton, 1864Battle of Resaca, 1864Battle of Adairsville, 1864Battle of Cassville, 1864Battle of Dallas, 1864Battle of Pickett's Mill, 1864Battle of Marietta, 1864Battle of Gilgal Church, 1864Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, 1864Battle of Bentonville, 186518611865
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
21 July 1861First Battle of Bull RunFairfax County, Virginia, United StatesConfederate victory
5 April 1862Siege of YorktownYork County, Virginia, United States201 km SEInconclusive
5 May 1862Battle of WilliamsburgWilliamsburg, Virginia, United States15 km NWInconclusive; Confederate withdrawal to Richmond
31 May 1862Battle of Seven PinesHenrico County, Virginia, United States63 km NWInconclusive
July 1862Peninsula CampaignVirginia Peninsula, Virginia, United States68 km SEConfederate victory
14 May 1863Battle of JacksonJackson, Mississippi, United States1,357 km WUnion victory
1864Battle of New Hope ChurchPaulding County, Georgia, United States537 km EConfederate victory
22 February 1864First Battle of DaltonWhitfield County, Georgia, United States96 km NConfederate victory
13 May 1864Battle of ResacaGordon County, Georgia, United States26 km SUnion victory
17 May 1864Battle of AdairsvilleBartow County, Georgia, United States19 km SUnion victory
19 May 1864Battle of CassvilleGeorgia, United States22 km SUnion strategic victory
26 May 1864Battle of DallasPaulding County, Georgia, United States34 km SUnion victory
27 May 1864Battle of Pickett's MillPaulding County, Georgia, United States12 km NEConfederate victory
9 June 1864Battle of MariettaCobb County, Georgia, United States19 km EUnion victory
15 June 1864Battle of Gilgal ChurchCobb County, Georgia, United States11 km WConfederate tactical victory
27 June 1864Battle of Kennesaw MountainCobb County, Georgia, United States8 km EConfederate victory
1865Battle of BentonvilleJohnston County, North Carolina, United States591 km EUnion victory
date unknownBattle of Rocky Face RidgeWhitfield County, Georgia, United StatesUnion 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, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.