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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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Kate Shields’ story

Milliken's Bend Posted on July 10, 2015 by Milliken's BendJuly 10, 2015

Kate Shields was the widow of veteran Anderson Shields. In 1910, she testified that she was 68 years old and was born and lived in Claiborne County, Mississippi all her life. “I was born Kate Street,” she said, and both more »

Posted in African Americans, Black history, Civil War, Civilians, Milliken's Bend, Primary sources, Related works, Slavery, Union | Tagged 11th Louisiana Infantry, 49th USCI, Anderson Shields, Kate Shields, Mississippi, pensions, USCT, Waterman Crane, widows, women's history | Leave a reply

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