Battle of Milliken’s Bend

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American Civil War battle battle

The Battle of Milliken’s Bend was a June 1863 American Civil War engagement along the Mississippi River in which recently enlisted African American Union troops played a crucial and hard-fought role in repelling a Confederate attack near Vicksburg.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Milliken's Bend	1
Battle of Milliken’s Bend canonical	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Civil War battle ⓘ battle ⓘ
belligerent	Confederate States of America ⓘ United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ
campaign	Vicksburg Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
casualties	heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ
combatant	Confederate Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	American Civil War ⓘ
countryAtTime	United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
date	June 7, 1863 ⓘ
defendedBy	African American Union regiments NERFINISHED ⓘ
defensiveForce	newly enlisted African American soldiers ⓘ
endDate	June 7, 1863 ⓘ
followedBy	continued Siege of Vicksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
front	Mississippi River front ⓘ
historicalEra	19th century ⓘ
involves	United States Colored Troops NERFINISHED ⓘ formerly enslaved men serving in Union ranks ⓘ
locatedOn	Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ
near	Vicksburg, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	early combat test of United States Colored Troops ⓘ intense close-quarters fighting ⓘ major role of African American Union troops ⓘ
objectiveOfConfederates	disrupt Union supply and communication lines north of Vicksburg ⓘ
outcome	Confederate attack repelled ⓘ
partOf	Union operations to protect supply lines for the Vicksburg siege ⓘ Vicksburg Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
place	Milliken’s Bend, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Milliken’s Bend skirmishing and raids in the Vicksburg area ⓘ
relatedTo	Emancipation Proclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ use of African American troops in combat by the Union ⓘ
result	Union victory ⓘ
significance	bolstered Northern support for recruitment of African American troops ⓘ helped demonstrate combat effectiveness of Black Union soldiers ⓘ
startDate	June 7, 1863 ⓘ
stateAtTime	Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
strategicImportance	protection of Union supply depots along the Mississippi River ⓘ
supportedBy	Union Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Union gunboats on the Mississippi River ⓘ
tacticalFeature	hand-to-hand combat on levees and riverfront positions ⓘ
theater	Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
typeOfEngagement	land battle ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mississippi Valley Theater → hasKeyEvent → Battle of Milliken’s Bend ⓘ

Army of the Trans-Mississippi → engagedIn → Battle of Milliken’s Bend ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Milliken's Bend