(continued from previous post) In early November 1863, Benjamin Sims traveled to Vicksburg to try to plead his case to Union authorities in person, but was turned away. He was told that his brother, M.W. Sims, was already steaming north more »
Months after Brig. Gen. John D. Stevenson took a division on a short but grueling expedition into Monroe, Louisiana, Maj. John G. Davis of the 1st Mississippi Heavy Artillery, African Descent (the same regiment known as the 9th Louisiana Infantry, more »
The Mississippi Marine Brigade was a Union army unit, despite its confusing name. It was an amphibious strike force, relying on boats on the Mississippi River for quick transport to the scene of action, where the men would disembark and more »
Yesterday I spoke to the Bellevue (Tenn.) History and Genealogy Group about Milliken’s Bend. They were a pleasant and welcoming audience, and asked some good questions. Two of which I will answer here. 1) How do the losses by USCT more »