LATEST NEWS! BY OUR OWN EXPRESS! McCullough’s report is interesting. An officer that participated in the fight at Milliken’s Bend came through to-day. He states the most of the troops engaged against us were negroes – 4,000 in number – more »
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Continue reading →Natchez Daily Courier, June 16, 1863: Washington [Ark.] Telegraph, June 24, 1863: A fight occurred at Miliken’s [sic] Bend on Sunday, the 7th inst. between our forces and that of the enemy, which resulted in their entire defeat. The battle more »
In early April 1863, Adjutant General of the United States, Lorenzo Thomas, stopped at many of the posts along the Mississippi River and addressed the troops. His mission, authorized by the secretary of war as well as President Lincoln, was more »
On this day, 150 years ago, President Abraham Lincoln announced the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. It declared slaves in areas “still in rebellion” (most of the Confederacy) would become free. It also provided compensation to slave holders who were loyal and more »