Atlas of Battles

commander, 24 engagements

Battles of Ulysses S. Grant

Battles of Ulysses S. Grant

president of the United States from 1869 to 1877, 1822 to 1885

Ulysses S. Grant is recorded as a commander at 24 placed engagements in the atlas between 1861 and 1865: 21 battles and 3 sieges, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,696 km apart end to end, 117 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (22), Trans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War (1), Western theater of the American Civil War (1).

Battle of BelmontBattle of Fort HenryBattle of Fort DonelsonBattle of Port GibsonBattle of JacksonBattle of Champion HillBattle of Missionary RidgeBattle of Chaffin's FarmBattle of Spotsylvania Court HouseBattle of North AnnaBattle of Totopotomoy CreekSiege of PetersburgSecond Battle of PetersburgSecond Battle of Deep BottomBattle of Darbytown and New Market RoadsBattle of Boydton Plank RoadBattle of Trent's ReachBattle of Hatcher's RunThird Battle of PetersburgBattle of ShilohSiege of VicksburgBattle of the WildernessBattle of Cold HarborBattle of Appomattox Court HouseBattle of ShilohSiege of VicksburgBattle of the WildernessBattle of Appomattox Court HouseAtlantaSt. LouisRaleighMemphisNorfolkNashvilleKnoxvilleColumbiaMontgomerySavannah500 km35.256N, 84.068W
24 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1861: 1 engagements1862: 3 engagements1863: 5 engagements1864: 11 engagements11 in 18641865: 4 engagements18611865
24 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Belmont, 1861Battle of Fort Henry, 1862Battle of Fort Donelson, 1862Battle of Shiloh, 1862Battle of Port Gibson, 1863Battle of Jackson, 1863Battle of Champion Hill, 1863Siege of Vicksburg, 1863Battle of Missionary Ridge, 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, 1864Second Battle of Deep Bottom, 1864Battle of Darbytown and New Market Roads, 1864Battle of Boydton Plank Road, 1864Battle of Trent's Reach, 1865Battle of Hatcher's Run, 1865Third Battle of Petersburg, 1865Battle of Appomattox Court House, 186518611865
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
7 November 1861Battle of BelmontBelmont, Kentucky, United StatesSee aftermath
6 February 1862Battle of Fort HenryFort Henry, Tennessee, United States101 km EUnion victory
11 February 1862Battle of Fort DonelsonFort Donelson, Tennessee, United States17 km EUnion victory
6 April 1862Battle of ShilohHardin County, Tennessee, United States155 km SUnion victory
1 May 1863Battle of Port GibsonClaiborne County, Mississippi, United States435 km SWUnion victory
14 May 1863Battle of JacksonJackson, Mississippi, United States86 km NEUnion victory
16 May 1863Battle of Champion HillHinds County, Mississippi, United States31 km WUnion victory
18 May 1863Siege of VicksburgVicksburg, Mississippi, United States30 km WUnion victory
25 November 1863Battle of Missionary RidgeChattanooga, Tennessee, United States597 km NEUnion victory
1864Battle of Chaffin's FarmHenrico County, Virginia, United States755 km NEUnion 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
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
27 October 1864Battle of Boydton Plank RoadDinwiddie County, Virginia, United States38 km SWUnion Victory
1865Battle of Trent's ReachJames River, Virginia, United States27 km NEUnited States victory
5 February 1865Battle of Hatcher's RunDinwiddie County, Virginia, United States27 km SUnion victory
2 April 1865Third Battle of PetersburgDinwiddie County, Virginia, United States5 km NUnion victory: End of the Siege of Petersburg and opening...
9 April 1865Battle of Appomattox Court HouseAppomattox Court House National Historical Park, Virginia, United States119 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, Brady-Handy Photograph Collection, Library of Congress, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.