This page is for descendants of men who fought at Milliken’s Bend in the 19th Texas Infantry. They were part of General Henry McCulloch’s Brigade, part of Walker’s Texas Division.
This page is for descendants of men who fought at Milliken’s Bend in the 19th Texas Infantry. They were part of General Henry McCulloch’s Brigade, part of Walker’s Texas Division.
i believe my great grandfather was there
Homer – Thanks for stopping by. Please provide more information so that we can all learn more with you.
I believe my Great Great Grandfather was there. He was a member of Company C 19 Texas Infantry.
Hi Elaine – Can you share any additional information?
I’m the great grandson of PVT Noah Smith, company I of the 19th Texas Infantry. From Kentucky, Noah immigrated to Titus County, TX before the war, and enlisted when the unpleasantness began. He survived Milliken’s Bend, and returned to east Texas. As with so many of that outfit, he caught measles during his service and had recurrent health problems during his long life. He became a homesteader, and as a veteran was granted several hundred acres. The farm remained in the family for a hundred years, and the site is still known as the Noah Smith tract. I’d enjoy learning more about the unit.
Thanks, John. I appreciate your comment and interest. They were certainly in the thick of it at Milliken’s Bend. Thank you so much for sharing a part of Noah’s story.
My GG Grandfather was George Washington Thompson. He served as 1st Sgt. Company E , 19th Texas Infantry. Born 1829 in Scotland and died in 1903 in Texas.
Jeff – Thanks for stopping by. Any further information you might care to share about G. W. Thompson and his experiences at Milliken’s Bend would be most welcome.
I am the great-great grandson of John Cicero Hutchison of Company A, 19th Texas Infantry (Waterhouse’s) Regiment. He survived the war and prospered as a pharmacist, founding the Hutchison Medical Company in Texarkana, TX – the company is still in operation today as HUMCO. In 1876, when the railroads were coming to small towns all over Texas, he helped found the town which I now live in: Queen City, TX. His daughter was my great-grandmother, Adine Hutchison Ellington.
I don’t know much more than that about J.C. Hutchison. I believe he had a brother in the same Company, but I am not certain. Unfortunately, I am new to and not very good at genealogy. Any help anyone could provide would be great. My dad looks forward as much as I do to each new tidbit of information.
Thanks for stopping by, John. I always appreciate learning more about the men who served at Milliken’s Bend. Thank you for sharing this information.
I wrote about my great grandfather, Noah Smith, and his service with the 19th Texas, including the fight at Milliken’s Bend. Noah was part of a large family from Greenup, Kentucky. He had several brothers who left the farm when they grew up. Noah went to Texas, one brother went to Alabama, another, Commodore Perry Smith, went west to Missouri. I researched Perry, and learned that he spent time at Milliken’s Bend with his outfit, the 27th Missouri Volunteer Infantry. In my mind I wondered if Noah was able to meet with Perry, perhaps they reminisced about their youth on the Ohio river. Then I realized that the 27th was a northern outfit. Turns out the Missouri boys pulled out a few weeks before the fight, and crossed the Mississippi to join in the siege of Vicksburg. So when Noah was taking part in his fight, his brother was just a couple of miles away across the river, wearing Yankee blue. Commodore Perry Smith died at Vicksburg, and rests in the national cemetery there. The old cliche about brother fighting brother was, at times, an actual truth.
Wow, John – thanks for sharing this information. I’m always fascinated by the convergence of history, and how the different strands come together. Like the story of Milliken’s Bend, and the story of your family. I appreciate you stopping by to post this information
Incredible story, John W.!
My 3X Great Grandfather , John W. Dixon was in Company E. of the 19th Texas Infantry. He enlisted in 1862 in Panola County Texas and served until the close of the war.
Steven – Thank you for stopping by and sharing this information. Please feel free to share more details, especially if you have further information about his experiences at Milliken’s Bend.
My 3 times great grandfather, Reuben White, faught at Milliken’s Bend. I know little to nothing about him as he was never talked about.
Hi Cidney – Thanks for posting. If you haven’t already, I would recommend that you contact the National Archives and request his service records. Or – they should also be available on Fold3.com (subscription service) – many libraries may have access to Fold3, so contact your local library. I don’t have any specific details on him, myself, and only learned about his burial at Vicksburg National Cemetery when someone shared that information with me at a book talk.
My 1st cousin, 4x removed, Tollef Helgesen, came to Texas from Norway in the 1850s and served in the 19th Texas Infantry, Company B and was injured at Milliken’s Bend according to Fold3. Some records conclude that he died in the hospital while other information suggests he survived and may have had a wife and child, but that they died.
Mary – thank you so much for stopping by. What an interesting, contradicting story. I find these kinds of wrinkles in the historical record – one record says one thing; a different record says something all together different or contradictory – to be so very typical of Milliken’s Bend! I believe Tollef Helgesen must be the man listed on Waterhouse’s casualty list as “T. Hilyson” – which may be the same document you’ve already found. Best of luck on your further research. Please do share more if you solve the mystery!