In this final installment of my Archives Month series, I want to continue by highlighting another small repository. The Special Collections and Genealogy Departments at the Ouachita Parish Public Library in Monroe, Louisiana provided me with outstanding resources. Not only … Continue reading →
There’s no more emotionally contentious topic today than the heated discussions that can break out among Civil War buffs or descendents (of either side) than the question of “Was the Civil War about slavery?” And I believe there is the … Continue reading →
I thought I’d change my focus in this post to look at one of the smaller repositories that I visited, the Texas Heritage Museum at Hill College in Waco, Texas. Their research center was formerly known as the Confederate Research … Continue reading →
I haven’t been blogging that long, but already Kate Stone’s name has come up several times. Who was she? She was 22 years old at the time of the battle of Milliken’s Bend. She lived with her mother and siblings … Continue reading →
The African American regiments that fought at Milliken’s Bend would serve in what would later become known as the “United States Colored Troops” – or USCT for short. In fact, the Bureau of Colored Troops was established in the U.S. … Continue reading →