I’m excited to announce that the Louisiana Office of Tourism has approved a new historical marker for Milliken’s Bend! Although a marker once existed in the countryside off Thomastown Road, it has been missing for several years now. That marker … Continue reading →
The Vicksburg Post just announced a new exhibit at the Vicksburg Civil War Museum, honoring the Union soldiers who fought at Milliken’s Bend. “Courage. Sacrifice. Freedom.” it proclaims. Remarking that most of the men who died at Milliken’s Bend now … Continue reading →
Nine regiments – five Union and four Confederate – are known to have participated in the battle of Milliken’s Bend. The Texas units were the 19th, 17th, and 16th Texas Infantry, and the 16th Texas Dismounted Cavalry. On the Union … Continue reading →
Although I had known about the “Marching Song of the 1st Arkansas,” which was written in 1864 and was sung to the tune of “John Brown’s Body” (or the Battle Hymn of the Republic) – I had not known that … Continue reading →
Samuel Brooks was one of the men from the 1st Arkansas (later renamed the 46th U.S. Colored Infantry) captured at Mound plantation in late June 1863. Companies E and G were posted high on an Indian mound, and were overtaken … Continue reading →
