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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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Gunboats to the Rescue! – June 7, 1863

Milliken's Bend Posted on June 7, 2013 by Milliken's BendMarch 3, 2014

Not long after the initial Confederate attack on the Union outpost at Milliken’s Bend, Lt. Cmdr. Frank M. Ramsay of the gunboat Choctaw was flagged down by an officer on shore, who shouted out that his pickets were under attack, more »

Posted in Civil War, Confederate, Milliken's Bend, Union | Tagged Choctaw, gunboats, ironclads, Lexington, Navy | Leave a reply

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