If you didn’t catch the live webcast in May with authors Linda Barnickel Milliken’s Bend, and Allen Guelzo Gettysburg: The Last Invasion, you can now see it at: VirtualBookSigning.net View anytime – and tell your friends!
Continue reading →Chicago Tribune, June 13, 1863: Chicago Tribune, many other historical newspapers and much more – including Civil War military records – are available on subscription through Fold3. Check ’em out!
Continue reading →Natchez Daily Courier, June 16, 1863: 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 more »
Walker’s Texas Division, C.S.A: Greyhounds of the Trans-Mississippi by Richard Lowe (LSU Press, 2004) In late April and early May of 1863, Brig. Gen. John G. Walker’s Division of Texas troops, known as “Walker’s Greyhounds” because of their rapid and more »
In early April 1863, Adjutant General of the United States, Lorenzo Thomas, stopped at many of the posts along the Mississippi River and addressed the troops. His mission, authorized by the secretary of war as well as President Lincoln, was more »