Smith's Expedition to Tupelo


Smith's Expedition to Tupelo was a military movement of the Union Army during the American Civil War.

The Expedition

On July 5, 1864 Major General Andrew Jackson Smith of the XVI Corps set out on an expedition to protect Major General William T. Sherman’s supply line of his Atlanta campaign. Against Major General Stephen D. Lee and Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest after the Confederate victory at the Battle of Brice's Crossroads, the supply lines for Major General William T. Sherman's armies in Georgia became increasingly vulnerable the expedition ended on July 21, 1864.
of the XVI Corps

Result

The expedition was a Union success with the Battle of Tupelo however the Federal troops began a retreat back to Memphis within a few days due to spoiled rations.

Union Army

Right Wing-XVI Corps - Major General Andrew J. Smith