Occupied Corinth: The contraband camp and the First Alabama Regiment of African Descent, 1862-1864
Brent JE. 1995. Occupied Corinth: The contraband camp and the First Alabama Regiment of African Descent, 1862-1864. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
In 1994 a research project was undertaken by Joseph E. Brent to provide the City of Corinth and the Siege and Battle of Corinth Commission with the most comprehensive information available about the contraband camp located near Corinth, Mississippi between 1862 and 1864. The primary objective was to determine, if possible, the camp’s exact location. In addition the project sought to provide information on the regiment of African-American troops recruited in Corinth during the same period, specifically the First Alabama Regiment of African Descent, later known as the 55th United States Colored Infantry. The following pages provide summaries of the information located on the contraband camp, and the First and Second Alabama Infantries of African Descent. It also provides other information of interest concerning Corinth during the Civil War which was located during the course of the research.