Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of William Mahone

Battles of William Mahone

American civil war general and politician (1826-1895)

William Mahone is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1862 and 1865: 5 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 135 km apart end to end, 34 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (5).

Battle of Drewry's BluffBattle of Jerusalem Plank RoadFirst Battle of Ream's StationBattle of the CraterBattle of High BridgeBattle of Drewry's BluffBattle of Jerusalem Plank RoadFirst Battle of Ream's StationBattle of High BridgeNorfolkRichmondGreensboroLynchburgCharlottesvilleWinston-SalemRoanokeFredericksburgDanvilleKitty Hawk200 km37.258N, 77.847W
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1862: 1 engagements1864: 3 engagements3 in 18641865: 1 engagements18621865
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Drewry's Bluff, 1862Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road, 1864First Battle of Ream's Station, 1864Battle of the Crater, 1864Battle of High Bridge, 186518621865
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
15 May 1862Battle of Drewry's BluffChesterfield County, Virginia, United StatesConfederate victory
21 June 1864Battle of Jerusalem Plank RoadPetersburg, Virginia, United States27 km SInconclusive See Aftermath
29 June 1864First Battle of Ream's StationDinwiddie County, Virginia, United States11 km SConfederate victory
30 July 1864Battle of the CraterPetersburg, Virginia, United States14 km NConfederate victory
6 April 1865Battle of High BridgePrince Edward County, Virginia, United States84 km WInconclusive

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 / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.