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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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Milliken’s Bend on TikTok!

Milliken's Bend Posted on September 26, 2024 by Milliken's BendSeptember 26, 2024

Milliken’s Bend is now on TikTok thanks to a talented songwriter! It was my fervent hope that when I wrote my book about Milliken’s Bend in 2013, that it would “serve as one part of a multifaceted beginning of remembrance more »

Posted in Milliken's Bend, Related works | Tagged freedom, history, memory, pop culture, songs, TikTok, USCT | Leave a reply

Juneteenth: Seizing freedom

Milliken's Bend Posted on June 19, 2024 by Milliken's BendJune 17, 2024

Long before the enslaved of Galveston, Texas learned of their freedom through Union General Gordon Granger’s General Orders No. 3, issued on June 19, 1865, now celebrated as “Juneteenth,” the enslaved men, women, and children of northeast Louisiana seized their more »

Posted in African Americans, Emancipation | Tagged Juneteenth, Louisiana, USCT | Leave a reply

Memorial Day: Remembering Jacob Bruner

Milliken's Bend Posted on May 27, 2024 by Milliken's BendMay 27, 2024

This Memorial Day, I have chosen to honor Civil War soldier Jacob Bruner, one of the hundreds of men who died at Milliken’s Bend on June 7, 1863. Bruner was 29 years old when he enlisted in the 68th Ohio more »

Posted in Civil War, Primary sources, Related works | Tagged 9th Louisiana Infantry, casualties, deaths, Memorial Day, officers, Union, USCT | 2 Replies

Frederick Douglass, Staff Officer?

Milliken's Bend Posted on February 7, 2024 by Milliken's BendFebruary 7, 2024

This Black History Month, learn how Frederick Douglass almost became a staff officer for Adjutant General of the United States, Lorenzo Thomas, to aid in the recruitment of U.S. Colored Troops for the Union Army. In late July 1863, abolitionist, more »

Posted in Black History Month | Tagged black troops, Frederick Douglass, Lorenzo Thomas, USCT | Leave a reply

Milliken’s Bend in Louisiana encyclopedia

Milliken's Bend Posted on November 28, 2023 by Milliken's BendNovember 28, 2023

Milliken’s Bend is now featured in an entry in the Louisiana online encyclopedia, 64 Parishes. The article provides a brief but solid overview of the battle and its significance. It contains links to other related articles at 64 Parishes, and more »

Posted in African Americans, Articles, Black history, Civil War, Related works | Tagged Louisiana, social studies, teaching, USCT | Leave a reply

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