Expedition to Hernando

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

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

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