Some discussion a few months ago at Civil War Talk pushed back against the notion of the Federal gunboats having a decisive role at Milliken’s Bend. After all, they were firing blind, caused few casualties, and were there in a more »
How many men died or were wounded by artillery shells from Union gunboats at Milliken’s Bend?
Continue reading →Not long after the initial Confederate attack on the Union outpost at Milliken’s Bend, Lt. Cmdr. Frank M. Ramsay of the gunboat Choctaw was flagged down by an officer on shore, who shouted out that his pickets were under attack, more »