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1863 Texas Stampede

TX
Beginning Date
Thursday, October 1, 1863
Starting Point
Texas
Route
Mid Points
Unknown
End Point
Unknown
Description

In early October 1863, newspapers claimed that the "black stampede" was getting "worse and worse in the South."  "Slaves have begun to skedaddle from Texas to Mexico."

Escape Attributes
Escape Numbers
20
Escape Numbers Comment
General estimate
Outcomes
Outcome
Unknown
Sources
Related Documents
Canton (MO) Weekly Press, October 1, 1863

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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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