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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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Memorial Day – The Unknown Dead

Milliken's Bend Posted on May 25, 2025 by Milliken's BendMay 25, 2025
Union headstones at Vicksburg National Cemetery

As we observe Memorial Day this weekend and consider the sacrifices made on behalf of our country, it is essential that we remember those who truly fought for Freedom and gave their very lives, when the outcome of the Civil more »

Posted in Black history | Tagged black troops, burials, cemeteries, National Cemeteries, Vicksburg | Leave a reply

Frederick Douglass, Staff Officer?

Milliken's Bend Posted on February 7, 2024 by Milliken's BendFebruary 7, 2024

This Black History Month, learn how Frederick Douglass almost became a staff officer for Adjutant General of the United States, Lorenzo Thomas, to aid in the recruitment of U.S. Colored Troops for the Union Army. In late July 1863, abolitionist, more »

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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

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

Memorial Day’s Missing Stories of Milliken’s Bend

Milliken's Bend Posted on May 30, 2022 by Milliken's BendMay 30, 2022
Union headstones at Vicksburg National Cemetery

This Memorial Day, I had hoped to profile a single USCT soldier who had died at Milliken’s Bend. Or, perhaps a few. What I did not realize was how difficult that would be. So many of the men who fought more »

Posted in Black history, Civil War | Tagged 9th Louisiana Infantry, black troops, Memorial Day, National Cemeteries, USCT, Vicksburg | Leave a reply

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