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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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Milliken’s Bend: In Their Own Words

Milliken's Bend Posted on June 7, 2023 by Milliken's BendJune 7, 2023

“At 2:30 a.m. …the enemy’s pickets fired upon my cavalry scouts and skirmishers. The cavalry scouts fell back…upon the skirmishers [who thought they were part of the enemy’s cavalry] …consequently they fired upon them, wounding…horses…[but]…fortunately no man was killed or more »

Posted in Civil War, Milliken's Bend | Tagged 23rd Iowa, black troops, books, McCulloch's Brigade, USCT, Walker's Texas Division | Leave a reply

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

New accounts from the 23rd Iowa

Milliken's Bend Posted on December 10, 2013 by Milliken's BendJanuary 2, 2017

One of my readers recently encouraged me to write about the 23rd Iowa Infantry at Milliken’s Bend. Although they played a central and important role in the battle, I find that often I must omit them for lack of time more »

Posted in Book Reviews, Civil War, Milliken's Bend, Primary sources, Related works, Union | Tagged 23rd Iowa, books, casualties | 2 Replies

Union line overwhelmed at Milliken’s Bend – June 7, 1863

Milliken's Bend Posted on June 7, 2013 by Milliken's BendMarch 3, 2014

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 more »

Posted in Black history, Civil War, Confederate, Milliken's Bend, Union | Tagged 11th Louisiana Infantry, 23rd Iowa, 9th Louisiana Infantry, battles, combat, Louisiana | Leave a reply

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