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Samuel Brooks, USCT Veteran and POW

Milliken's Bend Posted on February 10, 2026 by Milliken's BendFebruary 8, 2026

Samuel Brooks was one of the men from the 1st Arkansas (later renamed the 46th U.S. Colored Infantry) captured at Mound plantation in late June 1863. Companies E and G were posted high on an Indian mound, and were overtaken … Continue reading →

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