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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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Frederick Douglass, Staff Officer?

Milliken's Bend Posted on February 7, 2024 by Milliken's BendFebruary 7, 2024

This Black History Month, learn how Frederick Douglass almost became a staff officer for Adjutant General of the United States, Lorenzo Thomas, to aid in the recruitment of U.S. Colored Troops for the Union Army. In late July 1863, abolitionist, more »

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Haiti: Power, Fear, Memory and American History

Milliken's Bend Posted on February 25, 2023 by Milliken's BendMay 15, 2023

The Haitian Revolution casts a long shadow in the story of Milliken’s Bend. On the podcast, “It’s Been a Minute” from NPR, a recent episode featuring scholar Leslie Alexander discusses the power and influence of the successful Haitian Revolution of more »

Posted in Black History Month | Tagged Haiti, history, slave uprisings | Leave a reply

Black History Month: Milliken’s Bend and Black Resistance

Milliken's Bend Posted on February 8, 2023 by Milliken's BendMay 15, 2023

The story of Milliken’s Bend is at its core, a story of Black resistance. And not just on one day, June 7, 1863, when a small brigade of newly enlisted Black Union soldiers fought fiercely against a Confederate attack. The more »

Posted in Black History Month | Tagged freedom, runaway slaves, slave uprisings, slavery, USCT | 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

Freedmen’s Bureau – Mississippi, 1863

Milliken's Bend Posted on February 9, 2017 by Milliken's BendFebruary 9, 2017

The massive records of the Freedmen’s Bureau (more formally, the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands) are now available online. FamilySearch, the National Archives, and the mobilization of thousands of volunteers made this effort possible. Among these records are more »

Posted in African Americans, Black History Month, Civilians, Milliken's Bend, Primary sources, Related works, Slavery, Union | Tagged Freedmen's Bureau, hospitals, John Eaton | Leave a reply

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