Expedition to Hernando

Expedition to Hernando
Part of the American Civil War
DateAugust 16, 1863 (1863-08-16) – August 20, 1863 (1863-08-20)
LocationMississippi
Result Minor Skirmish
Belligerents
 United States (Union) Confederate States of America 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

References

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