Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of John Salmon Ford

Battles of John Salmon Ford

Confederate Army officer, 1815 to 1897

John Salmon Ford is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1858 and 1865: 3 battles and 1 campaign, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,240 km apart end to end, 413 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Indian Wars (1), Comanche Wars (1), American Civil War (1).

Antelope Hills ExpeditionBattle of Little Robe CreekBattle of Rio Grande CityBattle of Palmito RanchAntelope Hills ExpeditionBattle of Little Robe CreekBattle of Rio Grande CityBattle of Palmito RanchHoustonMonterreyDallasNew OrleansSan AntonioMemphisNashvilleChihuahuaOklahoma CityJackson1000 km30.960N, 98.597W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1858: 2 engagements2 in 18581859: 1 engagements1865: 1 engagements18581865
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Antelope Hills Expedition, 1858Battle of Little Robe Creek, 1858Battle of Rio Grande City, 1859Battle of Palmito Ranch, 186518581865
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1858Antelope Hills ExpeditionIndian Territory, Oklahoma, United StatesUnited States victory
12 May 1858Battle of Little Robe CreekOklahoma, United States8 km NUnited States victory
27 December 1859Battle of Rio Grande CityRio Grande City, Texas, United States1,072 km SUnited States victory
1865Battle of Palmito RanchCameron County, Texas, United States161 km EConfederate 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, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.