Military operation

Meridian campaign

14 Feb 1864 – 20 Feb 1864 · 32.37° N, 88.70° W

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When
14 Feb 1864 – 20 Feb 1864
Kind
Military operation
Coordinates
32.37° N, 88.70° W
Description
1864 military campaign

Meridian campaign

1864 military campaign of the American Civil War

The Meridian campaign or Meridian expedition took place from February 14, 1864 – February 20, 1864, from Vicksburg, Mississippi to Meridian, Mississippi, by the Union Army of the Tennessee, led by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman. Sherman captured Meridian, Mississippi, inflicting heavy damage to it.

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