However, we all arrived safely at Corinth, where I established the great contraband camp and guarded it by two companies of Negro soldiers that I uniformed, armed, and equipped without any authority, and which came near giving me trouble.
Dodge recounts his establishment of a contraband camp for freed slaves, showcasing his leadership and the challenges faced during the war.
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