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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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Spectacular Eyewitness Image of Milliken’s Bend

Milliken's Bend Posted on January 28, 2018 by Milliken's BendJanuary 28, 2018

  One of the last acts of David Batey was to sketch this spectacular image of the fighting at Milliken’s Bend, and send it home to his family. Batey was a private in Company C, 17th Texas Infantry (Allan’s regiment) more »

Posted in Confederate, Milliken's Bend, Primary sources, Related works | Tagged 17th Texas Infantry, casualties, combat, Louisiana | 4 Replies

Confederate Burials

Milliken's Bend Posted on December 5, 2016 by Milliken's BendMay 8, 2019

I’ve recently received several questions asking where Confederates from the battle of Milliken’s Bend were buried. Unfortunately, I don’t have a firm answer. Before the Confederates left Milliken’s Bend, they stayed nearby for a couple of hours before withdrawing to more »

Posted in Confederate, Milliken's Bend | Tagged burials, casualties, cemeteries, deaths, Louisiana, Madison Parish, Monroe | Leave a reply

The Bloody 16th – A Tribute

Milliken's Bend Posted on June 7, 2016 by Milliken's BendJune 7, 2016

Outstanding post in commemoration of the 153rd anniversary of the battle of Milliken’s Bend, featuring profiles, details, and photographs of some of the men who fought with the 16th Texas Cavalry (Dismounted). Good reading, and a worthy tribute and memorial.

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Posted in Civil War, Confederate, Milliken's Bend, Related works, Websites | Tagged 16th Texas Cavalry, Biography, photographs | Leave a reply

Texas Slave Population, 1860

Milliken's Bend Posted on May 1, 2016 by Milliken's BendMay 9, 2016

At one of my presentations, while speaking of the high proportion of slaves present in the river parishes in northeast Louisiana, I was asked about the Texas slave population in the regions where the regiments of McCulloch’s Brigade were raised, more »

Posted in African Americans, Civil War, Civilians, Confederate, Milliken's Bend, Slavery | Tagged 1860 census, population, slave uprisings, statistics, Texas, Texas Troubles | Leave a reply

Casualties of the 16th Texas Infantry

Milliken's Bend Posted on April 25, 2016 by Milliken's BendApril 25, 2016

Col. George Flournoy’s regiment of the 16th Texas Infantry served in a reserve capacity, and did not enter the fighting until the rest of the brigade had already sustained significant casualties. Part of the regiment secured some farm buildings and more »

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