[tex]The \: Battle \: of \: Milliken's \: Bend \: was \\ fought \: on \: June \: 7, 1863, \: as \: part \\ of \: the \: Vicksburg \: Campaign \: during \: the \\ American \: Civil \: War. ... \: One \: of \: the \\ first \: actions \: in \: which \: African \: American \\ soldiers \: fought, \: Milliken's \: Bend \: \\ demonstrated\\ \: the \: value \: of \: African \: American \: soldiers \\ as \: part \: of \: the \: Union \:Army.[/tex]
