American AcornsBlessington, The Campaigns of Walker's Texas Division (1875), p. 95: McCulloch's Brigade at Milliken's Bend (June 7, 1863). McCulloch's Brigade arrives within a mile of Milliken's Bend on the morning of June 7th, 1863.
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Transcription
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ABOUT four o’clock, on the morning of June 7th, 1863,
McCulloch’s Brigade, after a tedious night’s march,
had arrived within a mile of Milliken’s Bend, on the
Mississippi River, for the purpose of attacking the enemy,
who were encamped in heavy force at this place.
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