Smith's Expedition to Tupelo

1864 CE.

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Smith's Expedition to Tupelo (July 5, 1864 – July 21, 1864) was a campaign conducted by the Union Army in north Mississippi during the American Civil War. Union General Andrew Jackson Smith sought to draw Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest's cavalry forces into battle in order to ensure the safety of Sherman's supply lines during the Atlanta campaign. The two armies clashed at the Battle of Tupelo, July 14-15, 1864, where the Union forces inflicted heavy casualties on the Confederate troops. While Forrest was wounded at Tupelo, he and his Cavalry Corps survived Smith's expedition and they continued to pose a threat to Union forces in Tennessee for the remainder of 1864.

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