Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of William Lewis Cabell

Battles of William Lewis Cabell

14th, 16th and 20th mayor of Dallas (1827–1911)

William Lewis Cabell is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1863 and 1864: 5 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 886 km apart end to end, 222 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (4), Trans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War (1).

Battle of FayettevilleBattle of Honey SpringsBattle of Devil's BackboneSkirmish at Terre Noire CreekBattle of Mine CreekBattle of FayettevilleBattle of Honey SpringsBattle of Devil's BackboneSkirmish at Terre Noire CreekBattle of Mine CreekMemphisOklahoma CityTulsaWichitaLittle RockSpringfieldWichita FallsJefferson CityBellevilleNorman200 km36.096N, 94.338W
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1863: 3 engagements3 in 18631864: 2 engagements18631864
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Fayetteville, 1863Battle of Honey Springs, 1863Battle of Devil's Backbone, 1863Skirmish at Terre Noire Creek, 1864Battle of Mine Creek, 186418631864
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
18 April 1863Battle of FayettevilleFayetteville, Arkansas, United StatesUnion victory
17 July 1863Battle of Honey SpringsMuskogee County, Oklahoma, United States134 km SWUnion victory
1 September 1863Battle of Devil's BackboneSebastian County, Arkansas, United States114 km EUnion victory
2 April 1864Skirmish at Terre Noire CreekClark County, Arkansas, United States162 km SEUnion victory
25 October 1864Battle of Mine CreekLinn County, Kansas, United States476 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, Mathew Brady or Levin Handy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.