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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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Audiobook Now Available!

Milliken's Bend Posted on May 9, 2017 by Milliken's BendMay 9, 2017

JUST RELEASED! I’m proud to announce that Milliken’s Bend: A Civil War Battle in History and Memory is now available in audiobook format! Narrated by Scott Connolly and published by University Press Audiobooks. Listen to an excerpt from Chapter 1, more »

Posted in Civil War | Tagged audiobooks, books, history, politics, Texas, Texas Troubles | Leave a reply

Texas Slave Population, 1860

Milliken's Bend Posted on May 1, 2016 by Milliken's BendMay 9, 2016

At one of my presentations, while speaking of the high proportion of slaves present in the river parishes in northeast Louisiana, I was asked about the Texas slave population in the regions where the regiments of McCulloch’s Brigade were raised, more »

Posted in African Americans, Civil War, Civilians, Confederate, Milliken's Bend, Slavery | Tagged 1860 census, population, slave uprisings, statistics, Texas, Texas Troubles | Leave a reply

Let the Facts Be Made Known!

Milliken's Bend Posted on August 10, 2015 by Milliken's BendAugust 10, 2015

The fiftieth anniversary of the War Between the States was on the horizon, and Confederate veteran F. T. Roche maintained a vigilant watch for Yankee propaganda. Though one wonders just why he would bother reading a publication like the National more »

Posted in African Americans, Black history, Civil War, Confederate, Emancipation, Milliken's Bend, Primary sources, Related works, Slavery, Union | Tagged Black Confederates, Confederate Veteran (magazine), F.T. Roche, Texas, USCT | Leave a reply

Book Review: Tainted Breeze

Milliken's Bend Posted on January 8, 2015 by Milliken's BendJanuary 8, 2015

Tainted Breeze: The Great Hanging at Gainesville, Texas, 1862 by Richard B. McCaslin remains one of the most thorough treatments of this violent effort to bring in and subdue draft dodgers and perceived Unionists in an area of Texas that more »

Posted in Book Reviews, Civil War, Civilians, Confederate, Related works | Tagged executions, Gainesville, Great Hanging, Henry McCulloch, Paul Octave Hebert, Texas | Leave a reply

Wounded Confederates taken prisoner

Milliken's Bend Posted on August 16, 2014 by Milliken's BendAugust 16, 2014

Records indicate that only a few wounded Confederates were taken prisoner by the Yankees, sent to Van Buren General Hospital at Milliken’s Bend on June 7. These four men have been identified: Thomas Chandoin (Chandon) (Chadin), Co. D, 17th Texas more »

Posted in Civil War, Confederate, Milliken's Bend | Tagged burials, hospitals, National Cemeteries, prisoners, Texas, Van Buren General Hospital, wounded | Leave a reply

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