We stayed in the town of Corinth, MS and just a few miles from the hotel is the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center. The siege of Corinth is part of the Shiloh National Battlefield and a number of smaller battles took place in this town. At the time of the battle there were only 1500 people living there and while the town is in the heart of the Confederacy, many of the local folks were loyal to the Union. The Southern Army was forced out of the town by the Union and during the occupation by both forces they suffered greatly. Food and water was so scarce that many of the troops became so sick they died. Soldiers were forced to drink water found in the hoof pints of horses and it was said that the water was so bad that horses refused to drink it.
During the Union occupation a large community of former slaves built a community were they grew crops and attended schools both for children and adults. For many of these former slaves it was the first time they earned their own money. After the Union left the Corinth, MS they left with them.
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