##################################################################################################### Locations of engagements from Washington Post map, "Battles and casualties of the American Civil War" ##################################################################################################### :name: thorpe_engagements :path: thorpe_engagements.csv :format: csv Data on the location of engagements in the American Civil War from the *Washington Post* interactive map "Battles and Casualties of the American Civil War" by Gene Thorpe: Thorpe, Gene (April 12, 2011) "Battles and Casualties of the Civil War Map", *Washington Post* The data itself is from the file, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/lifestyle/special/civil-war-interactive/civil-war-battles-and-casualties-interactive-map/cwFourYearsSec.xml. The data consist of 4,340 engagements, the locations of those engagements, and casualties in these battles. It is unclear where the list of engagements comes from (Phisterer has only 2261, Dyer has 9570). Sources: [Thorpe2011]_ Schema ====== ============ ======= ============================ battleNum integer Battle number battleDetail string Battle details beginDate date Begin date endDate date End date unknownDay boolean Unknown day lat number Latitude lng number Longitude shrtNm string Short name desc string Description type string Type killed integer Killed usCasTot integer Total US casualties csCasTot integer Total Confederate casualties ============ ======= ============================ battleNum --------- :title: Battle number :type: integer :format: default Battle identifier number battleDetail ------------ :title: Battle details :type: string :format: default Description of the battle beginDate --------- :title: Begin date :type: date :format: default endDate ------- :title: End date :type: date :format: default unknownDay ---------- :title: Unknown day :type: boolean :format: default Equal to 1 if the date of the battle was unknown. In which case, the first and last days of the month are used. lat --- :title: Latitude :type: number :format: default lng --- :title: Longitude :type: number :format: default shrtNm ------ :title: Short name :type: string :format: default desc ---- :title: Description :type: string :format: default type ---- :title: Type :type: string :format: default Type of engagement. E.g. skirmish, siege, engagement. killed ------ :title: Killed :type: integer :format: default usCasTot -------- :title: Total US casualties :type: integer :format: default csCasTot -------- :title: Total Confederate casualties :type: integer :format: default