Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "The Meridian Expedition took place from February 3 to March 6, 1864 under the command of Major General William Tecumseh Sherman, in command of the Department of the Tennessee. The columns were under the command of Brigadier General William Sooy Smith and Colonel James H. Coates. The expedition was tasked to destroy a rebel cavalry commanded by Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest, maintain communications with Middle Tennessee and take men from the defense on the Mississippi River to the Atlanta Campaign. To maintain communications, they were to protect the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. The expedition ended with the Union Army abandoning Yazoo City."@en }
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- Meridian_Expedition abstract "The Meridian Expedition took place from February 3 to March 6, 1864 under the command of Major General William Tecumseh Sherman, in command of the Department of the Tennessee. The columns were under the command of Brigadier General William Sooy Smith and Colonel James H. Coates. The expedition was tasked to destroy a rebel cavalry commanded by Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest, maintain communications with Middle Tennessee and take men from the defense on the Mississippi River to the Atlanta Campaign. To maintain communications, they were to protect the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. The expedition ended with the Union Army abandoning Yazoo City.".