Atlas of Battles

commander, 22 engagements

Battles of William Tecumseh Sherman

Battles of William Tecumseh Sherman

United States Army general (1820–1891)

William Tecumseh Sherman is recorded as a commander at 22 placed engagements in the atlas between 1862 and 1865: 21 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,795 km apart end to end, 90 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (21), Western theater of the American Civil War (1).

Battle of Snyder's BluffBattle of JacksonFirst Battle of ColliervilleBattle of New Hope ChurchBattle of ResacaBattle of AdairsvilleBattle of CassvilleBattle of DallasBattle of Pickett's MillBattle of MariettaBattle of Noonday CreekBattle of Gilgal ChurchBattle of Ezra ChurchBattle of Utoy CreekBattle of JonesboroughBattle of AverasboroughBattle of Rocky Face RidgeBattle of Chickasaw BayouBattle of Missionary RidgeBattle of Kennesaw MountainBattle of AtlantaBattle of BentonvilleBattle of Chickasaw BayouBattle of Missionary RidgeBattle of Kennesaw MountainBattle of AtlantaBattle of BentonvilleRaleighMemphisNashvilleKnoxvilleColumbiaMontgomerySavannahWilmingtonBirminghamCharleston500 km33.836N, 84.736W
22 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1862: 1 engagements1863: 4 engagements1864: 14 engagements14 in 18641865: 2 engagements18621865
21 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Chickasaw Bayou, 1862Battle of Snyder's Bluff, 1863Battle of Jackson, 1863First Battle of Collierville, 1863Battle of Missionary Ridge, 1863Battle of New Hope Church, 1864Battle of Resaca, 1864Battle of Adairsville, 1864Battle of Cassville, 1864Battle of Dallas, 1864Battle of Pickett's Mill, 1864Battle of Marietta, 1864Battle of Noonday Creek, 1864Battle of Gilgal Church, 1864Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, 1864Battle of Atlanta, 1864Battle of Ezra Church, 1864Battle of Utoy Creek, 1864Battle of Jonesborough, 1864Battle of Bentonville, 1865Battle of Averasborough, 186518621865
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1862Battle of Chickasaw BayouVicksburg, Mississippi, United StatesConfederate victory
29 April 1863Battle of Snyder's BluffWarren County, Mississippi, United States11 km NEConfederate victory
14 May 1863Battle of JacksonJackson, Mississippi, United States61 km EUnion victory
11 October 1863First Battle of ColliervilleShelby County, Tennessee, United States310 km NUnion victory
25 November 1863Battle of Missionary RidgeChattanooga, Tennessee, United States401 km EUnion victory
1864Battle of New Hope ChurchPaulding County, Georgia, United States126 km SConfederate victory
13 May 1864Battle of ResacaGordon County, Georgia, United States70 km NUnion victory
17 May 1864Battle of AdairsvilleBartow County, Georgia, United States19 km SUnion victory
19 May 1864Battle of CassvilleGeorgia, United States22 km SUnion strategic victory
26 May 1864Battle of DallasPaulding County, Georgia, United States34 km SUnion victory
27 May 1864Battle of Pickett's MillPaulding County, Georgia, United States12 km NEConfederate victory
9 June 1864Battle of MariettaCobb County, Georgia, United States19 km EUnion victory
10 June 1864Battle of Noonday CreekCobb County, Georgia, United States3 km SWConfederate victory
15 June 1864Battle of Gilgal ChurchCobb County, Georgia, United States8 km NWConfederate tactical victory
27 June 1864Battle of Kennesaw MountainCobb County, Georgia, United States8 km EConfederate victory
22 July 1864Battle of AtlantaDeKalb County, Georgia, United States33 km SEUnion victory
28 July 1864Battle of Ezra ChurchFulton County, Georgia, United States8 km WUnion victory
5 August 1864Battle of Utoy CreekFulton County, Georgia, United States5 km SWInconclusive
31 August 1864Battle of JonesboroughClayton County, Georgia, United States23 km SEUnion victory
1865Battle of BentonvilleJohnston County, North Carolina, United States588 km EUnion victory
16 March 1865Battle of AverasboroughHarnett County, North Carolina, United States32 km WInconclusive
date unknownBattle of Rocky Face RidgeWhitfield County, Georgia, United StatesUnion 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.