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Skirmish at Abbeville

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Skirmish at Abbeville
Part of the American Civil War
DateAugust 23, 1864
Location
Result Union victory
Belligerents
United States United States Confederate States of America Confederate States
Commanders and leaders
Joseph A. Mower Abraham Buford II
Strength
2,000 Unknown
Casualties and losses
1 killed, 17 wounded, 16 killed

The Skirmish at Abbeville was a battle fought between the Union Army and the Confederate Army in Lafayette County, Mississippi on August 23, 1864. The battle resulted in a Union victory

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https://www.nytimes.com/1864/09/10/news/gen-aj-smith-s-expedition-the-movement-into-mississippi.html