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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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Cyrus Sears, Hero at Iuka

Milliken's Bend Posted on August 12, 2017 by Milliken's BendJanuary 19, 2018

Lt. Col. Cyrus Sears would command the far right wing of the Union defensive line at Milliken’s Bend, and it was two companies of his 11th Louisiana who made their stand behind some cotton bales that brought a devastating enfilading more »

Posted in Civil War, Union | Tagged 11th Louisiana Infantry, 11th Ohio Battery, artillery, Cyrus Sears, Iuka, Medal of Honor, Mississippi | Leave a reply

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