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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)
LocationMississippi
Result Minor Skirmish
Belligerents
 United States (Union) Confederate States of America Confederate States (Confederacy)

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

U.S. flag as of 1862

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.

Result

A minor skirmish

References

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


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