"1,010 (nine companies of infantry and five mounted)" . "Big Sandy Expedition"@en . "The Big Sandy Expedition was an early campaign of the American Civil War in Kentucky that began in mid-September 1861 when Union Brig. Gen. William \"Bull\" Nelson received orders to organize a new brigade at Maysville, Kentucky and conduct an expedition into the Big Sandy Valley region of Eastern Kentucky and stop the build-up of Confederate forces under Col. John S. Williams. This was done in three phases."@en . "5,500 (12 units from Ohio and Kentucky)" . "Unionvictory" . "wounded: 26" . . "CSA (Confederacy)" . . "United States(Union)" . . . "1861-11-09Z"^^ . "1861-10-23Z"^^ . "killed: 6" .