Skirmish at Abbeville

{{ Infobox military conflict


 * conflict=Skirmish at Abbeville


 * image=


 * caption=

|partof=the American Civil War


 * date= {{Start date|1864|8|23}}


 * place=Lafayette County, Mississippi

|result=Union victory


 * combatant1= {{flagcountry|USA|1863}}


 * combatant2= {{flagcountry|CSA|1863}}

|commander1=Joseph A. Mower John Buford

|commander2=Abraham Buford II

|units1 = 12th Missouri Calvary 47th Illinois infantry 115th Illinois infantry 93rd Indiana infantry 5th Minnesota infantry 9th Minnesota infantry 10 Minnesota infantry 72nd Ohio infantry 95th Ohio infantry 8th Wisconsin infantry


 * units2 =


 * strength1=2,000


 * strength2=~Unknown


 * casualties1=1 Killed, 20 Wounded


 * casualties2=16 Killed

The Skirmish at Abbeville was a battle that was fought between the Union army and the Confederate army in Lafayette County, Mississipp on August 23, 1864. The battle resulted a Union victory.

==External links==

http://www.nytimes.com/1864/09/10/news/gen-aj-smith-s-expedition-the-movement-into-mississippi.html

https://books.google.com/books?id=OBkNAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA17&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=2#v=onepage&q=Abbeville%20