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Following the Contraband Decision of 1861, tens of thousands of enslaved men, women, and children fled to Fort Monroe seeking freedom, leading to the creation of several contraband camps in the surrounding area. The corner of Ingalls and Patch Road was the site of one such camp in 1863. Other larger camps were established in nearby Phoebus and Hampton, and as far as Portsmouth, Yorktown, and Norfolk.
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Hampton, Virginia · United States
