Atlas of Battles

commander, 33 engagements

Battles of Robert E. Lee

Battles of Robert E. Lee

Confederate States general (1807–1870), 1807 to 1870

Robert E. Lee is recorded as a commander at 33 placed engagements in the atlas between 1861 and 1865: 30 battles and 3 sieges, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 3,233 km apart end to end, 101 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (30), Maryland in the American Civil War (2).

Battle of Cheat MountainBattle of Oak GroveBattle of Beaver Dam CreekBattle of Gaines's MillBattle of GlendalePeninsula CampaignBattle of Malvern HillBattle of South MountainBattle of WilliamsportBattle of Salem ChurchSecond Battle of Rappahannock StationBattle of Mine RunBattle of Chaffin's FarmBattle of the WildernessBattle of Spotsylvania Court HouseBattle of North AnnaBattle of Totopotomoy CreekBattle of Cold HarborSiege of PetersburgSecond Battle of PetersburgBattle of the CraterSecond Battle of Deep BottomBattle of Darbytown and New Market RoadsBattle of White Oak RoadThird Battle of PetersburgBattle of Cumberland ChurchBattle of Appomattox Court HouseBattle of FredericksburgSecond Battle of Bull RunBattle of AntietamBattle of ChancellorsvilleBattle of GettysburgBattle of Fredericksburg200 km38.391N, 78.553W
33 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1861: 1 engagements1862: 11 engagements11 in 18621863: 6 engagements1864: 11 engagements11 in 18641865: 4 engagements18611865
33 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Cheat Mountain, 1861Battle of Fredericksburg, 1862Second Battle of Bull Run, 1862Battle of Fort Pulaski, 1862Battle of Oak Grove, 1862Battle of Beaver Dam Creek, 1862Battle of Gaines's Mill, 1862Battle of Glendale, 1862Peninsula Campaign, 1862Battle of Malvern Hill, 1862Battle of South Mountain, 1862Battle of Antietam, 1862Battle of Williamsport, 1863Battle of Chancellorsville, 1863Battle of Salem Church, 1863Battle of Gettysburg, 1863Second Battle of Rappahannock Station, 1863Battle of Mine Run, 1863Battle of Chaffin's Farm, 1864Battle of the Wilderness, 1864Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, 1864Battle of North Anna, 1864Battle of Totopotomoy Creek, 1864Battle of Cold Harbor, 1864Siege of Petersburg, 1864Second Battle of Petersburg, 1864Battle of the Crater, 1864Second Battle of Deep Bottom, 1864Battle of Darbytown and New Market Roads, 1864Battle of White Oak Road, 1865Third Battle of Petersburg, 1865Battle of Cumberland Church, 1865Battle of Appomattox Court House, 186518611865
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1861Battle of Cheat MountainPocahontas County, West Virginia, United StatesUnion victory
1862Battle of FredericksburgSpotsylvania County, Virginia, United States213 km EConfederate victory
1862Second Battle of Bull RunPrince William County, Virginia, United States58 km NConfederate victory
1862Battle of Fort PulaskiChatham County, Georgia, United States814 km SWUnion victory
25 June 1862Battle of Oak GroveHenrico County, Virginia, United States691 km NEInconclusive
26 June 1862Battle of Beaver Dam CreekHanover County, Virginia, United States10 km NUnion victory (See aftermath).
27 June 1862Battle of Gaines's MillHanover County, Virginia, United States7 km EConfederate victory
30 June 1862Battle of GlendaleHenrico County, Virginia, United States16 km SInconclusive
July 1862Peninsula CampaignVirginia Peninsula, Virginia, United States59 km EConfederate victory
1 July 1862Battle of Malvern HillHenrico County, Virginia, United States59 km WUnion victory
14 September 1862Battle of South MountainFrederick County, Maryland, United States233 km NUnion victory
17 September 1862Battle of AntietamWashington County, Maryland, United States11 km WUnion victory (see aftermath)
1863Battle of WilliamsportWashington County, Maryland, United States18 km NInconclusive
30 April 1863Battle of ChancellorsvilleSpotsylvania County, Virginia, United States147 km SConfederate victory
3 May 1863Battle of Salem ChurchSpotsylvania County, Virginia, United States11 km EConfederate victory
1 July 1863Battle of GettysburgAdams County, Pennsylvania, United States171 km NUnion victory
7 November 1863Second Battle of Rappahannock StationCulpeper County, Virginia, United States151 km SUnion victory
27 November 1863Battle of Mine RunOrange County, Virginia, United States22 km SInconclusive
1864Battle of Chaffin's FarmHenrico County, Virginia, United States109 km SUnion victory
5 May 1864Battle of the WildernessSpotsylvania County, Virginia, United States105 km NInconclusive
13 May 1864Battle of Spotsylvania Court HouseSpotsylvania County, Virginia, United States17 km SEInconclusive
26 May 1864Battle of North AnnaCaroline County, Virginia, United States39 km SInconclusive
28 May 1864Battle of Totopotomoy CreekHanover County, Virginia, United States33 km SEInconclusive
31 May 1864Battle of Cold HarborHanover County, Virginia, United States5 km SConfederate victory
9 June 1864Siege of PetersburgPetersburg, Virginia, United States42 km SUnion victory
15 June 1864Second Battle of PetersburgPetersburg, Virginia, United States0 km NConfederate victory
30 July 1864Battle of the CraterPetersburg, Virginia, United States0 km SConfederate victory
14 August 1864Second Battle of Deep BottomHenrico County, Virginia, United States26 km NSee Aftermath
7 October 1864Battle of Darbytown and New Market RoadsHenrico County, Virginia, United States6 km WUnion victory
31 March 1865Battle of White Oak RoadDinwiddie County, Virginia, United States38 km SWUnion victory
2 April 1865Third Battle of PetersburgDinwiddie County, Virginia, United States5 km NEUnion victory: End of the Siege of Petersburg and opening...
7 April 1865Battle of Cumberland ChurchCumberland County, Virginia, United States83 km WConfederate victory
9 April 1865Battle of Appomattox Court HouseAppomattox Court House National Historical Park, Virginia, United States36 km WUnion 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, Julian Vannerson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.