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Battle of Yazoo City
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This article is about the Battle of Yazoo City in March 1864. For John McArthur's expedition in May 1864, see Yazoo City expedition.
The Battle of Yazoo City (March 5, 1864) was an engagement in Mississippi during a month-long Union expedition up the Yazoo River in the American Civil War. The Union force commanded by Colonel James Henry Coates repulsed an attack led by Confederate Brigadier General Lawrence Sullivan Ross. The Union force suffered greater losses and withdrew down the river the next day with a large amount of cotton seized or bought from plantations along the river. The expedition was undertaken in cooperation with Major General William Tecumseh Sherman's Meridian campaign.
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Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
![]() Battle of Yazoo City, March 5, 1864 | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
James Henry Coates | L. S. "Sul" Ross | ||||||
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1,200 5 gunboats |
1,300 6 guns | ||||||
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183 | 64 |
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