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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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Tag Archives: Memorial Day

Memorial Day: Remembering Jacob Bruner

Milliken's Bend Posted on May 27, 2024 by Milliken's BendMay 27, 2024

This Memorial Day, I have chosen to honor Civil War soldier Jacob Bruner, one of the hundreds of men who died at Milliken’s Bend on June 7, 1863. Bruner was 29 years old when he enlisted in the 68th Ohio more »

Posted in Civil War, Primary sources, Related works | Tagged 9th Louisiana Infantry, casualties, deaths, Memorial Day, officers, Union, USCT | 2 Replies

Memorial Day’s Missing Stories of Milliken’s Bend

Milliken's Bend Posted on May 30, 2022 by Milliken's BendMay 30, 2022
Union headstones at Vicksburg National Cemetery

This Memorial Day, I had hoped to profile a single USCT soldier who had died at Milliken’s Bend. Or, perhaps a few. What I did not realize was how difficult that would be. So many of the men who fought more »

Posted in Black history, Civil War | Tagged 9th Louisiana Infantry, black troops, Memorial Day, National Cemeteries, USCT, Vicksburg | Leave a reply

Remembering Giles Simms & Fontine Washington

Milliken's Bend Posted on May 25, 2020 by Milliken's BendMay 25, 2020

On Memorial Day, we stop to honor and remember the sacrifices of those who died in service to our country. Giles Simms and Fontine Washington* are two of those men. Both Simms and Washington served in Company F of the more »

Posted in African Americans, Black history, Civil War, Milliken's Bend | Tagged 49th USCI, executions, Fontine Washington, Giles Simms, Memorial Day, mutiny, punishment | Leave a reply

Three Memorial Days at Vicksburg

Milliken's Bend Posted on May 29, 2017 by Milliken's BendMay 29, 2017

From the 1870s to the 1930s, Vickburg routinely had three different Memorial Day observances: one for Confederate veterans; one for white Union veterans; and one for black Union veterans. Confederate Veterans April 26 was designated Confederate Memorial Day in Mississippi. more »

Posted in African Americans, Book Reviews, Civil War, Milliken's Bend, Related works | Tagged cemeteries, Memorial Day, National Cemeteries, USCT, veterans, Vicksburg | Leave a reply

Memorial Day 2014

Milliken's Bend Posted on May 26, 2014 by Milliken's BendMay 26, 2014

Memorial Day isn’t just about hot dogs, baseball, and apple pie – and a three-day weekend. Memorial Day began to honor the Civil War dead. You can read more about the origins of this holiday – and in particular, the more »

Posted in African Americans, Civil War, Milliken's Bend | Tagged death, holidays, Memorial Day, remembrance | Leave a reply

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