Beginning Date
Friday, May 16, 1856
Starting Point
End
Sunday, May 18, 1856
Mid Points
End Point

On Friday night, May 16, 1856, eight freedom seekers--six men and two women--escaped from a Romney, Virginia jail. Heading northward, the freedom seekers were overtaken and re-enslaved on Sunday, May 18, after a "desperate fight," in which two of the runaways were badly wounded. 

Escape Numbers
8
Outcome
Violence
Recapture/Death
Unknown