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Big Sandy Expedition
DateOctober 23, 1861 (1861-10-23) – November 9, 1861 (1861-11-09)
Location
Eastern Kentucky
Result Union victory
Belligerents
United States United States (Union) Confederate States of America CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
B.G.William "Bull" Nelson
Col. Joshua W. Sill
Col. John S. Williams
Units involved
16th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry
2nd Ohio Infantry
21st Ohio Infantry
33rd Ohio Infantry
59th Ohio Infantry
Battery D, 1st Ohio Light Artillery
1st Ohio Cavalry (B Company)
5th Kentucky Infantry
Strength
5,500 (twelve units of Kentucky and Ohio infantry) 1,010 (nine companies of infantry and five mounted)
Casualties and losses
Killed: 6
Wounded: 26
Killed: 31
Wounded: 55
Captured: 74

The Big Sandy Expedition was an early campaign of the American Civil War in Kentucky that began in mid-September 1861 when Union Brig. Gen. William "Bull" Nelson received orders to organize a new brigade at Maysville, Kentucky and conduct an expedition into the Big Sandy Valley region of Eastern Kentucky and stop the build-up of Confederate forces under Col. John S. Williams. This was done in three phases. From September 21 to October 20, 1861, Nelson assembled a brigade of 5,500 Union volunteers from Ohio and Kentucky. On October 23, the southern prong secured Hazel Green and the northern prong West Liberty. The two prongs were consolidated at Salyersville (Licking Station) and they began the final phase on October 31. This led to the Battle of Ivy Mountain on November 8 and the withdrawal of Confederate forces from Pikeville (Piketon) on November 9, 1861.

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