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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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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

Making the Invisible Past Visible

Milliken's Bend Posted on May 10, 2015 by Milliken's BendMay 10, 2015

A summary of the session on “invisible history” at the National Council on Public History’s annual meeting is now available online, with links to supplementary information from the other presenters. Glenn W. Gentry spoke about ghost tours; Christine Kreyling explored more »

Posted in Related works, Websites | Tagged architecture, FOIA, ghost tours, ghosts, invisible history, NCPH, research | Leave a reply

Sarah Wadley

Milliken's Bend Posted on March 8, 2015 by Milliken's BendMarch 8, 2015

Sarah Wadley was a young woman in Monroe, Louisiana. Her father was an official with the Vicksburg, Shreveport, and Texas Railroad, and her position in Monroe society, and its distance from the battlefields, insulated her from the war for a more »

Posted in Civil War, Civilians, Confederate, Milliken's Bend, Primary sources, Related works, Websites | Tagged diaries, homefront, Louisiana, Monroe, women's history | Leave a reply

Chaos of Emancipation

Milliken's Bend Posted on December 2, 2014 by Milliken's BendDecember 2, 2014

Special guest post today at National Archives blog, “Rediscovering Black History” about the Chaos of Emancipation in northeast Louisiana, 1863. Much thanks to Tina Ligon and others for making this possible!

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Posted in African Americans, Black history, Civil War, Civilians, Emancipation, Milliken's Bend, Slavery, Union, Websites | Tagged archives, black troops, emancipation proclamation, Louisiana, plantation lessees, plantations, Trans-Mississippi, USCT | Leave a reply

Linking the Freedmen to the former slaveholder

Milliken's Bend Posted on February 14, 2013 by Milliken's BendFebruary 14, 2013

As a genealogist, archivist, and historical researcher, I know that one of the most difficult tasks for people tracing their Southern African American ancestry is to find generations before 1870. The 1870 Federal census marked the first time that persons more »

Posted in African Americans, Black history, Civil War, Related works, Slavery, Websites | Tagged genealogy, plantations, slaveholders, surnames | Leave a reply

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