Welcome to the Milliken's Bend Virtual Library, a compilation of resources relating to the history and story of the Civil War battle of Milliken's Bend, Louisiana.
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Detail of H. H. Lloyd's map of Mississippi River, ca. 1863
Detail from "LLoyd's new map of the Mississippi River from Cairo to its mouth" showing location of the town of Milliken's Bend ("Millikensville"),…
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Images of subjects relevant to the Milliken's Bend story. Images typically will include illustrations, etchings, editorial cartoons, and others. Some…
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Reports from Maj. Gen. Richard Taylor concerning attack on Milliken's Bend, June 1863
Several reports from Confederate Major General Richard Taylor, concerning the efforts by Walker's Texas Division to attack Federal outposts on the…
A Bit of War History: The Veteran
This painting by Thomas Waterman Wood shows the same African American man from "The Recruit" still in his uniform, but as an amputee on crutches. He…