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Detail of Ribbon Map of the Father of Waters, 1866
Detail of a ribbon map of the Mississippi River, 1866. Louisiana communities important to the Milliken's Bend story include: Lake Providence; Goodrich's Landing; Milliken's Bend; Duckport; Young's Point; DeSoto pennisula; Richmond; New Carthage;…
Detail of Plot of Vicksburg and Natchez Districts, for Leasing Abandoned Plantations, ca. 1863
Detail of plot of Vicksburg District, for Leasing Abandoned Plantations, circa 1863. No date appears on the map, but it would seem likely that this map may have been used during 1863 when plantations began to be leased in the area. An "X" by the…
Detail of Map of Plantations in Carroll Parish...and Issaquena County...ca. 1863
Detail of Map of Plantations in Carroll Parish, Louisiana and Issaquena County, Mississippi, Goodrich Division, Skipwith District, ca. 1863. No date appears on the map, but it may have been used during 1863 when plantations began to be leased in the…
Detail of James T. Lloyd's Map of the Lower Mississippi, 1863
Detail of "Lloyd's map of the lower Mississippi River from St. Louis to the Gulf of Mexico" showing Miliken's Bend, Duckport, Young's Point, plantation names and owners, bayous, railroad from DeSoto Point running westward, and other features.
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"), Terrapin Neck, Vicksburg, and other towns, bayous, and features along the Mississippi River. Part of a…
Detail of Chart of Mississippi River, 1863
Detail of "Chart of the Mississippi River from the Ohio River to Gulf of Mexico" showing Milliken's Bend, Young's Point, Vicksburg and other locations along the Mississippi River.
Detail of 1860 Madison Parish map
Detail of Township 17 North, Range 13 East (T17N R13E) of Madison Parish, Louisiana, near the site of Milliken's Bend.
Contrabands coming into camp in consequence of the proclamation, 1863
Illustration of a group of freed people around a wagon as they enter the Union lines. Image appeared in the January 31, 1863 issue of Harper's Weekly. Alfred Waud is the credited artist.