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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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Let the Facts Be Made Known!

Milliken's Bend Posted on August 10, 2015 by Milliken's BendAugust 10, 2015

The fiftieth anniversary of the War Between the States was on the horizon, and Confederate veteran F. T. Roche maintained a vigilant watch for Yankee propaganda. Though one wonders just why he would bother reading a publication like the National more »

Posted in African Americans, Black history, Civil War, Confederate, Emancipation, Milliken's Bend, Primary sources, Related works, Slavery, Union | Tagged Black Confederates, Confederate Veteran (magazine), F.T. Roche, Texas, USCT | Leave a reply

Confederate generals propose arming slaves

Milliken's Bend Posted on July 13, 2014 by Milliken's BendJuly 13, 2014

In September 1863, two of the Confederate generals who had been involved, at a distance, in the battle of Milliken’s Bend began to consider the unthinkable – arming slaves. In the immediate aftermath of the battle in June, Trans-Mississippi commander more »

Posted in African Americans, Civil War, Confederate, Primary sources, Related works, Slavery | Tagged arming slaves, Black Confederates, black troops, Confederate generals, Edmund Kirby Smith, Paul Octave Hebert, Trans-Mississippi | Leave a reply

Black Confederates at Milliken’s Bend?

Milliken's Bend Posted on February 5, 2014 by Milliken's BendJuly 13, 2014

When I spoke at the Southern Festival of Books in Oct. 2013, a member of the audience asked if there were any African American troops fighting at Milliken’s Bend on the Confederate side. I replied that there were not. He more »

Posted in African Americans, Black history, Civil War, Confederate | Tagged Black Confederates, Louisiana Native Guards | 4 Replies

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