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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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Two Mississippi Museums – coming in June

Milliken's Bend Posted on March 31, 2025 by Milliken's BendMarch 31, 2025

Looking forward to speaking at the Two Mississippi Museums on June 18, celebrating Juneteenth and telling about Milliken’s Bend’s role in the Freedom Story. Details here. Part of the “History is Lunch” series.

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Plantations of Milliken’s Bend

Milliken's Bend Posted on December 2, 2022 by Milliken's BendJanuary 9, 2023

I recently discovered on the National Archives website a small set of extremely detailed maps of the area of Milliken’s Bend and the Mississippi River. These are invaluable for learning more about the precise locations of Milliken’s Bend, and the more »

Posted in Milliken's Bend, Primary sources, Related works | Tagged Louisiana, maps, Mississippi, plantations | Leave a reply

Cyrus Sears, Hero at Iuka

Milliken's Bend Posted on August 12, 2017 by Milliken's BendJanuary 19, 2018

Lt. Col. Cyrus Sears would command the far right wing of the Union defensive line at Milliken’s Bend, and it was two companies of his 11th Louisiana who made their stand behind some cotton bales that brought a devastating enfilading more »

Posted in Civil War, Union | Tagged 11th Louisiana Infantry, 11th Ohio Battery, artillery, Cyrus Sears, Iuka, Medal of Honor, Mississippi | Leave a reply

Free State of Jones – movie review

Milliken's Bend Posted on July 17, 2016 by Milliken's BendJuly 17, 2016

Life, war, and survival during this era was extremely brutal and cruel. The film Free State of Jones is not for the squeamish. One of the first things that strikes you about this film is its intense brutality. And that’s more »

Posted in Civil War, Civilians, Reconstruction, Related works, Slavery | Tagged Free State of Jones, Mississippi, movie review, movies, race relations | Leave a reply

Kate Shields’ story

Milliken's Bend Posted on July 10, 2015 by Milliken's BendJuly 10, 2015

Kate Shields was the widow of veteran Anderson Shields. In 1910, she testified that she was 68 years old and was born and lived in Claiborne County, Mississippi all her life. “I was born Kate Street,” she said, and both more »

Posted in African Americans, Black history, Civil War, Civilians, Milliken's Bend, Primary sources, Related works, Slavery, Union | Tagged 11th Louisiana Infantry, 49th USCI, Anderson Shields, Kate Shields, Mississippi, pensions, USCT, Waterman Crane, widows, women's history | Leave a reply

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