V. Federal Government Agencies
Contraband camps
- “Contraband” was a description used to describe what was once enemy property. Thousands of escaped slaves were known as contraband. Two camps, Wadsworth and Beckwith, were established in Fairfax County where the contrabands were housed and paid to farm to feed the Union Army. Charitable organizations established schools at the camps.
- Contraband Camps of Northern Virginia by Mark Jones April 7, 2015 video and text
- Repository: https://boundarystones.weta.org/2015/04/07/contraband-camps-northern-virginia
The Civilian Conservation Corps 1933-1942: Roosevelt Tree Army by Mary Buckingham Lipsey, pp 89-110 Yearbook The Historical Society of Fairfax County, Virginia Vol. 32 2017
- Includes the history of the segregated CCC camp Army – 3- VA 2399 -C that was stationed at Fort Belvoir. The African American young men at the camp completed conservation projects, built fire trails, and helped fight forest fires in Fairfax County.
- Repository: City of Fairfax Regional Library Virginia Room