It’s impossible to estimate the number of runaway slaves that set out for a new life of freedom in Northeastern Louisiana in 1863. At the start of the year, it was minimal, though still significant. With the coming of spring, more »
The early spring of 1863 was a difficult one for Kate Stone and her family. Yankees had infested the area near Milliken’s Bend for months, but their numbers were growing in anticipation of yet another attempt to take Vicksburg. As more »
In honor of Archives Month, I thought I would post once a week about various repositories which I visited, and comment upon some of the resources I found. Today, I’ll write about Louisiana State University, Special Collections, specifically their Louisiana more »