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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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Outrages and Murders, Louisiana, 1868

Milliken's Bend Posted on April 2, 2017 by Milliken's BendApril 2, 2017

Freedom for the slaves was short-lived. Hundreds of whites in Louisiana would see to that. Just as assertively, former slaves continued to fight for justice and secure their hard-won rights, often losing their lives in the struggle. Racial violence was more »

Posted in African Americans, Politics, Primary sources, Reconstruction, Related works | Tagged Caddo Parish, freedmen, Freedmen's Bureau, Louisiana, lynching, Madison Parish, race relations, Shreveport, violence, voting | Leave a reply

Close quarters fighting at Milliken’s Bend

Milliken's Bend Posted on November 5, 2014 by Milliken's BendNovember 5, 2014

“Two gentlemen from the Yazoo” provided this account of the fight at Milliken’s Bend, two days after the battle: This account, as well as several others, can be found in the Rebellion Record vol. 7, available online from the Internet more »

Posted in African Americans, Black history, Civil War, Confederate, Milliken's Bend, Primary sources, Related works, Slavery, Union | Tagged bayonets, black troops, combat, Louisiana, prisoners, violence | Leave a reply

Book review: Rough Justice

Milliken's Bend Posted on October 15, 2014 by Milliken's BendOctober 15, 2014

Rough Justice: Lynching and American Society, 1874-1947 by Michael J. Pfeifer is an excellent work of both breadth and depth. Breadth, in that that he covers a wide span of time, more than 50 years – and a variety of geographic more »

Posted in African Americans, Book Reviews, Milliken's Bend, Politics, Reconstruction, Related works | Tagged California, Iowa, Louisiana, lynching, New York state, violence, Washington state, Wisconsin, Wyoming | Leave a reply

Stevenson’s Expedition to Monroe – Part 2

Milliken's Bend Posted on October 5, 2013 by Milliken's BendFebruary 17, 2014

Months after Brig. Gen. John D. Stevenson took a division on a short but grueling expedition into Monroe, Louisiana, Maj. John G. Davis of the 1st Mississippi Heavy Artillery, African Descent (the same regiment known as the 9th Louisiana Infantry, more »

Posted in Civil War, Confederate, Milliken's Bend, Politics, Primary sources, Related works, Union | Tagged 9th Louisiana Infantry, atrocities, Corydon Heath, executions, John G. Davis, Louisiana, Monroe, officers, prisoner exchanges, prisoners, Stevenson's expedition, USCT, violence | Leave a reply

Mississippi Marine Brigade Makes Grisly Discoveries

Milliken's Bend Posted on June 30, 2013 by Milliken's BendMarch 1, 2014

The Mississippi Marine Brigade was a Union army unit, despite its confusing name. It was an amphibious strike force, relying on boats on the Mississippi River for quick transport to the scene of action, where the men would disembark and more »

Posted in African Americans, Civil War, Confederate, Milliken's Bend, Union | Tagged Alfred Ellet, atrocities, cavalry raids, Louisiana, Mississippi Marine Brigade, Parsons' brigade, prisoners, violence | Leave a reply

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