In the final days of 1863, Col. Hermann Lieb’s report concerning the investigations into the death of Capt. Corydon Heath reached the United States Adjutant General’s office in Washington. Lieb included additional reports from Maj. John G. Davis and Gen. … Continue reading →
Milliken’s Bend: A Civil War Battle in History and Memory by Linda Barnickel, and published by LSU Press, is the recipient of the 2013 A.M. Pate Jr. Award in Civil War History, given by the Fort Worth Civil War Round … Continue reading →
One of my readers recently encouraged me to write about the 23rd Iowa Infantry at Milliken’s Bend. Although they played a central and important role in the battle, I find that often I must omit them for lack of time … Continue reading →
I, for one, am impressed with Daniel Rasmussen’s American Uprising: The Untold Story of America’s Largest Slave Revolt, in which he tells the story of a slave uprising in 1811 in an area known as the “German Coast,” just north … Continue reading →
(continued from previous post) In early November 1863, Benjamin Sims traveled to Vicksburg to try to plead his case to Union authorities in person, but was turned away. He was told that his brother, M.W. Sims, was already steaming north … Continue reading →