Beginning Date
Friday, July 12, 1861
Starting Point
Freedom Seekers Mentioned By Name
Scipio (age about 25)
Slaveholders Mentioned By Name
Louisa Walker
On Friday, July 12, 1861, a roughly 25-year-old enslaved man named Scipio escaped from Carondelet in southeastern St. Louis. His enslaver, Louisa Walker, advertised a $50 reward for Scipio's recapture.
Escape Numbers
1
Outcome
Unknown
Notes on Sources
St. Louis Missouri Republican, July 20, 1861 (HMO)
