Yazoo Pass (bayou), Feb. 3, 1863, the bayou, which had formerly connected the Coldwater and Mississippi rivers but had been closed by erection of levees, was reopened by the Federals using explosives in order to approach Yazoo City from the rear; Feb. 19, 1863, skirmish nearby between Brig. Gen. Nathan Forrest's Confederate cavalry and Maj. Gen. John McClernand; Feb. 24 - April 8, 1863, the Federal Yazoo Pass Expedition.
February 24-April 8, 1863.-The Yazoo Pass Expedition (by Moon Lake, Yazoo Pass, and the Coldwater and Tallahatchee Rivers), including engagements (March 11, 13, and 16, and April 2 and 4) at Fort Pemberton, near Greenwood, Miss. February 2-February 24, 1863, Official Reports of Lieut. Col. James H. Wilson, Assistant Inspector-General, U.S. Army, Chief of topographical Engineers, Army of the Tennessee.
