Beginning Date
Saturday, October 22, 1859
Starting Point
On Saturday night, October 22, 1859, just days after John Brown's failed raid in Harpers Ferry, Virginia, authorities in Carroll County, Maryland claimed that they had prevented a planned "stampede" of "some forty slaves." Newspapers claimed that one of the participants confessed to "the secret" and at least five ringleaders got arrested.
Escape Numbers
40
Outcome
Recapture/Death