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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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Summer Travels? Visit Hermione House

Milliken's Bend Posted on June 7, 2017 by Milliken's BendJune 5, 2017

On this anniversary of the battle at Milliken’s Bend, I wanted to highlight the Hermione House in Tallulah, Louisiana, about 30 minutes west of Vicksburg off of Interstate 20. A small but impressive museum, the Hermione (pronounced “Her-mee-on”) House is owned and more »

Posted in Milliken's Bend | Tagged Hermione House, I-20, local history, Louisiana, Madison Parish, tourism, travel, vacations | Leave a reply

Outrages and Murders, Louisiana, 1868

Milliken's Bend Posted on April 2, 2017 by Milliken's BendApril 2, 2017

Freedom for the slaves was short-lived. Hundreds of whites in Louisiana would see to that. Just as assertively, former slaves continued to fight for justice and secure their hard-won rights, often losing their lives in the struggle. Racial violence was more »

Posted in African Americans, Politics, Primary sources, Reconstruction, Related works | Tagged Caddo Parish, freedmen, Freedmen's Bureau, Louisiana, lynching, Madison Parish, race relations, Shreveport, violence, voting | Leave a reply

Confederate Burials

Milliken's Bend Posted on December 5, 2016 by Milliken's BendMay 8, 2019

I’ve recently received several questions asking where Confederates from the battle of Milliken’s Bend were buried. Unfortunately, I don’t have a firm answer. Before the Confederates left Milliken’s Bend, they stayed nearby for a couple of hours before withdrawing to more »

Posted in Confederate, Milliken's Bend | Tagged burials, casualties, cemeteries, deaths, Louisiana, Madison Parish, Monroe | Leave a reply

Madison Parish Voters League, 1960s

Milliken's Bend Posted on February 6, 2016 by Milliken's BendFebruary 6, 2016

One hundred years after the battle at Milliken’s Bend, black veterans again found themselves fighting for basic rights of citizenship. We often think of the Civil Rights Movement as a youth-led movement. But in the case of Madison Parish, a more »

Posted in African Americans, Black history, Black History Month, Politics, Related works | Tagged Civil Rights, Louisiana, Madison Parish, Tallulah, voting, Zelma Wyche | Leave a reply

Zelma Wyche – Fighter for Voting Rights

Milliken's Bend Posted on February 21, 2014 by Milliken's BendFebruary 8, 2023

Zelma Wyche was a black Army veteran of World War II. He joined the military in 1943. Four years later, back at home, he had to fight for the right to vote. That war lasted over 15 years. Like many more »

Posted in African Americans, Black history, Black History Month, Politics | Tagged Civil Rights, Louisiana, Madison Parish, voting, Zelma Wyche | Leave a reply

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