Expedition to Hernando

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Expedition to Hernando
Part of the American Civil War
DateAugust 16, 1863 (1863-08-16) – August 20, 1863 (1863-08-20)
Location
Mississippi
Result Minor Skirmish
Belligerents
Flag of the United States (1863-1865).svg  United States (Union) Flag of the Confederate States of America (1863-1865).svg Confederate States (Confederacy)

Expedition to Hernando was a military movement of the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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The Expedition

On August 16, 1863, the Union force set out on an expedition to Hernando Mississippi from Memphis Tennessee, With a skirmish with Confederate combatants near Panola Mississippi on August 17, 1863. The Union force had returned to Memphis Tennessee on August 20, 1863, to end the expedition. [1]

Result

A minor skirmish

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References

  1. "Civil War Index - Civil War Battles from the Official Records - Volume 29, Chapter 41".