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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

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