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Milliken's Bend

A Civil War Battle in History and Memory

The Civil War battle of Milliken's Bend, showing African-American soldiers holding their ground against a Confederate attack, as imagined by an artist from Harper's Weekly, published July 4, 1863.
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Juneteenth: Seizing freedom

Milliken's Bend Posted on June 19, 2024 by Milliken's BendJune 17, 2024

Long before the enslaved of Galveston, Texas learned of their freedom through Union General Gordon Granger’s General Orders No. 3, issued on June 19, 1865, now celebrated as “Juneteenth,” the enslaved men, women, and children of northeast Louisiana seized their more »

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Milliken’s Bend in Louisiana encyclopedia

Milliken's Bend Posted on November 28, 2023 by Milliken's BendNovember 28, 2023

Milliken’s Bend is now featured in an entry in the Louisiana online encyclopedia, 64 Parishes. The article provides a brief but solid overview of the battle and its significance. It contains links to other related articles at 64 Parishes, and more »

Posted in African Americans, Articles, Black history, Civil War, Related works | Tagged Louisiana, social studies, teaching, USCT | Leave a reply

The Most Important Battle You’ve Never Heard Of

Milliken's Bend Posted on August 8, 2021 by Milliken's BendAugust 8, 2021

Milliken’s Bend might just be the most important battle of the Civil War that you’ve never heard of. Oh, sure, it was a tiny thing – just 1500 men on either side, and it had no grand strategic outcome, like more »

Posted in African Americans, Civil War | Tagged black troops, officers, prisoner exchanges, prisoners, recruiting | Leave a reply

John Jackson, Milliken’s Bend veteran

Milliken's Bend Posted on June 7, 2021 by Milliken's BendJune 6, 2021

The body of soldier John Jackson bore the scars of the vicious fighting at Milliken’s Bend: two gunshots in the head, one in the right arm, and a fractured thigh from a musket butt. Even that didn’t stop him from more »

Posted in African Americans, Milliken's Bend | Tagged 9th Louisiana Infantry, Biography, USCT, wounds | Leave a reply

Milliken’s Bend USCT burials

Milliken's Bend Posted on February 15, 2021 by Milliken's BendFebruary 15, 2021

Might Milliken’s Bend USCT casualities be buried at Vicksburg National Cemetery?

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Posted in African Americans, Black History Month, Milliken's Bend | Tagged burials, cemeteries, National Cemeteries, USCT, Vicksburg | Leave a reply

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