634:, but met the main Union line and was forced to withdraw. Aware that the Union forces outnumbered his forced and worried that he would be outflanked, the commander of the 18th Texas Infantry ordered his men to withdraw across the bayou. The Union batteries were brought up, and Edgar's battery and the Union artillery engaged in an artillery duel for an hour, delaying the Union advance. Mower grew impatient and sent most of his brigade to the right, but found that the bayou could not be crossed. Walker learned that his wagons were safely out of the area, so he ordered his men to retreat from the bayou and burn the bridge. The Union infantry was halted at the burned bridge, but a cavalry force waded the bayou and while pursuing captured roughly 25 Confederate stragglers. The Union forces rebuilt the bridge and entered Richmond, burning the town to the ground.
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Mower's brigade suffered casualties of one killed and eight wounded, while Ellet's brigade had another three men wounded. Walker lost five men killed and 25 captured. Mower and Ellet did not pursue the
Confederates to Monroe, and instead withdrew from the area: Ellet back to Milliken's Bend, and
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rejects this figure, instead suggesting that Walker had about 3,000 men. Grant viewed the presence of the
Confederates at Richmond to be a threat, and on June 14 sent 1,200 men from
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Milliken's Bend. Ellet's men were back at Milliken's Bend by that night, while Mower's men returned to their camps on June 16. Walker's men withdrew to
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on June 29, but were driven off the next day. Vicksburg surrendered on July 4. On July 11, Walker began shifting his men to Monroe; they were soon ordered into south
Louisiana.
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556:, and the other two were greatly reduced in strength by disease. According to historian Richard Lowe, Walker had only about 1,500 Confederates in the area, but historian
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The Trans-Mississippi effort to reduce pressure on
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supply line bringing food from the west to Vicksburg. This supply line was cut by
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Map showing the relative locations of Milliken's Bend, Richmond, and Vicksburg
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on Walnut Bayou. The position was strong, but was susceptible to being
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Walker's Texas Division C.S.A.: Greyhounds of the Trans-Mississippi
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Battles of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War
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506:. On May 18, Grant's forced reached Vicksburg and began the
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Vicksburg Is the Key: The Struggle for the Mississippi River
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433:were sent to attack the Confederates at Richmond.
1105:Shea, William L.; Winschel, Terrence J. (2003).
681:"The Long, Gruesome Fight to Capture Vicksburg"
540:. Walker's men were repulsed on June 7 in the
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587:Mower's brigade was coming from
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1042:The Civil War Battlefield Guide
628:5th Minnesota Infantry Regiment
451:5th Minnesota Infantry Regiment
536:, which was commonly known as
274:Steele's Greenville expedition
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661:Battle of Goodrich's Landing
601:18th Texas Infantry Regiment
523:Trans-Mississippi Department
439:18th Texas Infantry Regiment
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1129:The Civil War in Louisiana
1020:Hearn, Chester G. (2000).
1002:The Campaign for Vicksburg
685:American Battlefield Trust
569:Mississippi Marine Brigade
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420:Mississippi Marine Brigade
285:Battle of Newton's Station
153:Mississippi Marine Brigade
1178:Madison Parish, Louisiana
546:Battle of Lake Providence
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404:Battle of Milliken's Bend
269:Steele's Bayou expedition
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321:Big Black River Bridge
124:Commanders and leaders
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177:Casualties and losses
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589:Duckport, Louisiana
538:Walker's Greyhounds
485:Richmond, Louisiana
396:Walker's Greyhounds
373:Richmond, Louisiana
158:Walker's Greyhounds
66:Richmond, Louisiana
1158:Vicksburg campaign
1088:Simon and Schuster
653:cotton plantations
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516:Lieutenant General
508:Siege of Vicksburg
504:Vicksburg campaign
473:American Civil War
467:Vicksburg campaign
388:John George Walker
381:American Civil War
377:Vicksburg campaign
369:Battle of Richmond
356:Jackson expedition
341:Goodrich's Landing
249:Holly Springs Raid
228:Vicksburg campaign
42:Vicksburg campaign
35:Battle of Richmond
1188:1863 in Louisiana
1116:978-0-8032-9344-1
1097:978-1-4516-4139-4
1080:Miller, Donald L.
1052:978-0-395-74012-5
757:, pp. 79–81.
649:James Camp Tappan
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562:Brigadier General
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786:29 December
743:Miller 2019
716:29 December
632:skirmishers
502:during the
489:Confederate
471:During the
426:brigade of
392:Confederate
301:Port Gibson
241:Sinking of
189:25 captured
1152:Categories
915:Hearn 2000
867:Hearn 2000
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667:References
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461:Background
291:Grand Gulf
264:Yazoo Pass
184:11 wounded
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691:7 January
638:Aftermath
558:Ed Bearss
351:Vicksburg
243:USS Cairo
1082:(2019).
550:brigades
424:infantry
422:and the
406:and the
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187:5 killed
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