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MILLIKEN'S BEND, LA

\mˈɪlɪkənz bˈɛnd], \mˈɪlɪkənz bˈɛnd], \m_ˈɪ_l_ɪ_k_ə_n_z b_ˈɛ_n_d]\

Definitions of MILLIKEN'S BEND, LA

1894 - Dictionary of United States history

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In this engagement of the Civil War, a colored regiment which lay in intrenchments commanded by the Union General Dennis, was destroyed, June 6 and 7, 1863, by 2500 Confederates led by Henry McCulloch.

1894 - Dictionary of United States history
By John Franklin Jameson

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