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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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Elisha DeWitt

Milliken's Bend Posted on August 3, 2014 by Milliken's BendAugust 3, 2014

Elisha DeWitt’s heart must have swelled with patriotism. In August 1861, just eighteen years old, he signed on with the 7th Missouri Infantry (U.S.) at Rolla. Enlisting early in the war when the eagerness of youth and lofty patriotic ideals more »

Posted in Civil War, Milliken's Bend, Union | Tagged 7th Missouri Infantry, 9th Louisiana Infantry, Elisha Dewitt, prisoners, USCT | Leave a reply

Officers of the 9th Louisiana Infantry, African Descent

Milliken's Bend Posted on April 14, 2013 by Milliken's BendFebruary 7, 2015

On April 14, 1863, Adjutant General Lorenzo Thomas announced his appointments for officers for the 9th Louisiana Infantry, African Descent. Despite its name, this was a Union regiment. Officered by whites, the enlisted men would be black, and recruited a more »

Posted in Civil War, Union | Tagged 5th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery, 7th Missouri Infantry, 8th Illinois Infantry, 9th Louisiana Infantry, African Descent, Corydon Heath, David Cornwell, Elisha Dewitt, genealogy, Hermann Lieb, Matthew M. Miller, North, officers, USCT, William Skillen | Leave a reply

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