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Continue reading →Natchez Daily Courier, June 16, 1863: Â Washington [Ark.] Telegraph, June 24, 1863: A fight occurred at Miliken’s [sic] Bend on Sunday, the 7th inst. between our forces and that of the enemy, which resulted in their entire defeat. The battle … Continue reading →
The casualties at Milliken’s Bend stunned both sides. No one was expecting the battle to be so severe. McCulloch’s Brigade lost 44 killed, 130 wounded, and 10 missing. This amounted to a 12% loss – much different than the one … Continue reading →
Not long after the initial Confederate attack on the Union outpost at Milliken’s Bend, Lt. Cmdr. Frank M. Ramsay of the gunboat Choctaw was flagged down by an officer on shore, who shouted out that his pickets were under attack, … Continue reading →
When the Rebels flanked the Union line on the Federals’ far left, and the 9th Louisiana Infantry, African Descent, peeled back, it began a cascading effect all along the Federal defenses. All other Union positions suddenly became unsustainable. The 1st … Continue reading →