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1857 Fort Adams MS Stampede

MS
Beginning Date
Monday, June 1, 1857
Starting Point
Fort Adams, MS
Route
Mid Points
Unknown
End Point
Unknown
Description

Throughout May 1857, some 31 enslaved people escaped from the vicinity of Fort Adams, Mississippi. Their names, or mode of escape, were not recorded. It remains unclear if any of the freedom seekers were recaptured. 

Escape Attributes
Escape Numbers
31
Outcomes
Outcome
Unknown
Sources
Related Documents
New Orleans (LA) Times-Picayune, "Negro Stampede," June 27, 1857

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Director: Matthew Pinsker
House Divided Project
PO Box 1773 / 61 N. West Street
Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA 17013
Email: hdivided@dickinson.edu
Tel: 717-245-1865

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