Expedition to Hernando explained

Partof:the American Civil War
Date:
Place:Mississippi
Result:Minor Skirmish
Combatant1: United States (Union)
Combatant2: Confederate States (Confederacy)

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

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

Notes and References

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