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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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Sarah Wadley

Milliken's Bend Posted on March 8, 2015 by Milliken's BendMarch 8, 2015

Sarah Wadley was a young woman in Monroe, Louisiana. Her father was an official with the Vicksburg, Shreveport, and Texas Railroad, and her position in Monroe society, and its distance from the battlefields, insulated her from the war for a more »

Posted in Civil War, Civilians, Confederate, Milliken's Bend, Primary sources, Related works, Websites | Tagged diaries, homefront, Louisiana, Monroe, women's history | Leave a reply

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