| Conflict: | Skirmish at Abbeville |
| Partof: | the American Civil War |
| Date: | August 23, 1864 |
| Place: | Lafayette County, Mississippi |
| Result: | Union victory |
| Combatant1: |  United States |
| Combatant2: | Confederate States |
| Commander1: | Joseph A. Mower |
| Commander2: | Abraham Buford II |
| Strength1: | 2,000 |
| Strength2: | Unknown |
| Casualties1: | 1 killed, 17 wounded, |
| Casualties2: | 16 killed |
The Skirmish at Abbeville was a battle fought between the Union Army and the Confederate Army in Lafayette County, Mississippi on August 23, 1864. The battle resulted in a Union victory
https://www.nytimes.com/1864/09/10/news/gen-aj-smith-s-expedition-the-movement-into-mississippi.html