Published: 5/20/13 Grant and the Forgotten Court of Inquiry By: Michael B. BallardCategory: Commanders During the siege of Vicksburg, General U. S. Grant had to deal with racial problems, but those problems were always a lower priority than his main goal—the capture of Vicksburg....
Published: 2/23/12 Black Soldiers and the Bloody Battle of Milliken’s Bend By: Laura June DavisCategory: Firsthand Accounts Part of the Vicksburg Campaign, the Battle at Milliken’s Bend occured on June 7, 1863 and included hand-to-hand combat between Confederate troops and a newly formed “African Brigade.” The following...
