Milliken’s Bend was a small community in Louisiana located on the west bank of the Mississippi River, about 15 miles above Vicksburg. It was near the border of Madison and Carroll Parishes (now East Carroll Parish). Cotton and corn were the primary crops, and hundreds of slaves toiled on numerous plantations in the area. Indeed, African Americans composed between 75% and 90% of the population … Continue reading revisit: THE BATTLE OF MILLIKEN’S BEND (1863)