Atlas of Battles

commander, 21 engagements

Battles of P. G. T. Beauregard

Battles of P. G. T. Beauregard

Confederate general (1818–1893)

P. G. T. Beauregard is recorded as a commander at 21 placed engagements in the atlas between 1861 and 1864: 19 battles and 2 sieges, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 3,338 km apart end to end, 167 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (17), Western theater of the American Civil War (1).

Battle of ViennaBattle of Blackburn's FordBattle of BoonevilleFirst Battle of Charleston HarborFirst Battle of Fort WagnerSecond Battle of Fort WagnerSecond Battle of Charleston HarborSecond Battle of Fort SumterBattle of Swift CreekBattle of Chester StationBattle of Proctor's CreekBattle of Ware Bottom ChurchFirst Battle of PetersburgSecond Battle of PetersburgBattle of the CraterBattle of Globe TavernBattle of Fort SumterFirst Battle of Bull RunSiege of CorinthBattle of ShilohSiege of PetersburgBattle of Fort SumterFirst Battle of Bull RunSiege of CorinthBattle of ShilohSiege of PetersburgAtlantaSt. LouisCincinnatiRaleighNorfolkNashvilleJacksonBaltimoreRichmondKnoxville500 km35.772N, 82.954W
21 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1861: 4 engagements1862: 3 engagements1863: 5 engagements1864: 9 engagements9 in 186418611864
21 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Fort Sumter, 1861Battle of Vienna, 1861Battle of Blackburn's Ford, 1861First Battle of Bull Run, 1861Siege of Corinth, 1862Battle of Shiloh, 1862Battle of Booneville, 1862First Battle of Charleston Harbor, 1863First Battle of Fort Wagner, 1863Second Battle of Fort Wagner, 1863Second Battle of Charleston Harbor, 1863Second Battle of Fort Sumter, 1863Battle of Swift Creek, 1864Battle of Chester Station, 1864Battle of Proctor's Creek, 1864Battle of Ware Bottom Church, 1864Siege of Petersburg, 1864First Battle of Petersburg, 1864Second Battle of Petersburg, 1864Battle of the Crater, 1864Battle of Globe Tavern, 186418611864
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1861Battle of Fort SumterFort Sumter, South Carolina, United StatesConfederate victory; Confederacy captures Fort Sumter...
17 June 1861Battle of ViennaVienna, Virginia, United States723 km NConfederate Victory
18 July 1861Battle of Blackburn's FordPrince William County, Virginia, United States20 km SWConfederate victory
21 July 1861First Battle of Bull RunFairfax County, Virginia, United States6 km WConfederate victory
1862Siege of CorinthCorinth, Mississippi, United States1,069 km WUnion victory
6 April 1862Battle of ShilohHardin County, Tennessee, United States30 km NEUnion victory
1 July 1862Battle of BoonevilleBooneville, Mississippi, United States59 km SUnion victory
7 April 1863First Battle of Charleston HarborCharleston, South Carolina, United States831 km EConfederate victory; • Union attack repulsed
10 July 1863First Battle of Fort WagnerCharleston, South Carolina, United States3 km SConfederate victory
18 July 1863Second Battle of Fort WagnerMorris Island, South Carolina, United States0 km WConfederate victory
18 July 1863Second Battle of Charleston HarborCharleston, South Carolina, United States3 km NInconclusive
8 September 1863Second Battle of Fort SumterCharleston, South Carolina, United States0 km NConfederate victory
9 May 1864Battle of Swift CreekChesterfield County, Virginia, United States552 km NEInconclusive
10 May 1864Battle of Chester StationChester, Virginia, United States7 km NInconclusive
12 May 1864Battle of Proctor's CreekChesterfield County, Virginia, United States5 km NConfederate victory
20 May 1864Battle of Ware Bottom ChurchChesterfield County, Virginia, United States6 km SECSA (Confederate) victory
9 June 1864Siege of PetersburgPetersburg, Virginia, United States14 km SUnion victory
9 June 1864First Battle of PetersburgPetersburg, Virginia, United States2 km SConfederate victory
15 June 1864Second Battle of PetersburgPetersburg, Virginia, United States2 km NConfederate victory
30 July 1864Battle of the CraterPetersburg, Virginia, United States0 km SConfederate victory
18 August 1864Battle of Globe TavernPetersburg, Virginia, United States6 km SWUnion 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, Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.