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On May 30, 1862, a Union brigade under the command of Col. W.L. Elliott of the Second Iowa Cavalry advanced to Booneville. Entering town at daybreak, the Federals destroyed the depot and a large train loaded with munitions and equipment and captured 2,000 sick and wounded Confederates. Elliott returned to Farmington that night.
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Booneville, Mississippi · United States
