This article is about John McArthur's Yazoo City expedition in May 1864. For James Coates' Yazoo City expedition in Feb.–Mar. 1864, see Battle of Yazoo City.
Yazoo City expedition
Part of the American Civil War
Yazoo River
Date
May 4–21, 1864[1]
Location
Yazoo County, Mississippi
Result
Union victory[2]
Belligerents
United States (Union)
CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
John McArthur
Wirt Adams
Units involved
Post of Vicksburg
Adams' Cavalry Brigade
Strength
2 brigades of infantry
brigade
Casualties and losses
5 killed 14 wounded[3]
unknown
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Forrest's Defense of Mississippi
Yazoo City
Brices Cross Roads
Tupelo
Second Memphis
The Yazoo City expedition was an expedition of Union forces from the Vicksburg garrison under General John McArthur against Confederate forces in central Mississippi under General Wirt Adams.
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^McArthur's Official Report
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