Battle of Yazoo City

This article is about the Battle of Yazoo City in March 1864. For John McArthur's expedition in May 1864, see Yazoo City expedition.
Battle of Yazoo City
Part of the American Civil War
DateMarch 5, 1864
Location
Yazoo City, Mississippi
32°51′23″N 90°24′27″W / 32.85639°N 90.40750°W / 32.85639; -90.40750
Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
United States (Union) Confederate States
Commanders and leaders
James H. Coates Lawrence S. Ross
Strength
1,200
5 gunboats		 1,300
6 guns
Casualties and losses
183 64
Yazoo City
Location of Yazoo City in Mississippi

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 H. Coates repulsed an attack led by Confederate Brigadier General Lawrence S. 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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