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Milliken's Bend Battlefield
The Milliken's Bend battlefield site, 15 miles northwest of Vicksburg on the west bank the Mississippi River, has been washed away by flooding and movement of the river. A historical marker is on Thomastown Road 5 miles northeast of Richmond. Interpretive exhibits and information about the battle can be found at the Vicksburg National Battlefield Visitor's Center.
Milliken's Bend Battlefield: What's Nearby
Ashly, LA
Preservation
The American Battlefield Trust and our members would like to save land at Milliken's Bend Battlefield.
Related Battles
Battle Facts
Madison Parish, LA | June 7, 1863
Result: Union Victory
Estimated Casualties
837
Union
652
652
Confed.
185
185