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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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Wounded taken aboard Choctaw

Milliken's Bend Posted on January 9, 2023 by Milliken's BendJanuary 9, 2023

The logbook of the gunboat Choctaw records the names of some of the men wounded at Milliken’s Bend. Lt. Commander F. W. Ramsay reported that Lt. Jonathan W. Ayers of Company K, 9th Louisiana, was wounded and “picked up in more »

Posted in Milliken's Bend | Tagged 11th Louisiana Infantry, 23rd Iowa, 9th Louisiana Infantry, casualties, Choctaw, USCT, wounded | Leave a reply

John Gordon, veteran and freedman

Milliken's Bend Posted on June 20, 2022 by Milliken's BendJune 20, 2022

John Gordon’s complete pension file – now available online! Nearly 300 pages!

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Posted in Black history, Emancipation, Primary sources, Related works, Slavery | Tagged 11th Louisiana Infantry, black troops, John Gordon, Juneteenth, pensions, USCT | Leave a reply

Cyrus Sears, Hero at Iuka

Milliken's Bend Posted on August 12, 2017 by Milliken's BendJanuary 19, 2018

Lt. Col. Cyrus Sears would command the far right wing of the Union defensive line at Milliken’s Bend, and it was two companies of his 11th Louisiana who made their stand behind some cotton bales that brought a devastating enfilading more »

Posted in Civil War, Union | Tagged 11th Louisiana Infantry, 11th Ohio Battery, artillery, Cyrus Sears, Iuka, Medal of Honor, Mississippi | Leave a reply

Kate Shields’ story

Milliken's Bend Posted on July 10, 2015 by Milliken's BendJuly 10, 2015

Kate Shields was the widow of veteran Anderson Shields. In 1910, she testified that she was 68 years old and was born and lived in Claiborne County, Mississippi all her life. “I was born Kate Street,” she said, and both more »

Posted in African Americans, Black history, Civil War, Civilians, Milliken's Bend, Primary sources, Related works, Slavery, Union | Tagged 11th Louisiana Infantry, 49th USCI, Anderson Shields, Kate Shields, Mississippi, pensions, USCT, Waterman Crane, widows, women's history | Leave a reply

Henry Woods supports widow’s claim

Milliken's Bend Posted on July 1, 2015 by Milliken's BendJuly 10, 2015

Henry Woods, a comrade of Anderson Shields, also testified in 1910 on behalf of Shields’ widow, Kate. Henry was 82 years old at the time, and living in Hermanville, Claiborne County, Mississippi. Like Anderson and Kate, Henry had also been more »

Posted in African Americans, Black history, Civil War, Milliken's Bend, Primary sources, Related works, Slavery, Union | Tagged 11th Louisiana Infantry, 49th USCI, Anderson Shields, Henry Woods, Kate Shields, Mississippi, pensions, plantations, prisoners, USCT, Waterman Crane | Leave a reply

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