Beginning Date Sunday, September 14, 1856 Starting Point Loudon County, VA Route Mid Points Unknown End Point Unknown Description On Sunday night, September 14, 1856, eleven enslaved people--eight adults and three children--escaped from Loudon county, Virginia. Their ultimate fate remains unknown. Escape Attributes Escape Numbers 11 Outcomes Outcome Unknown Sources Related Documents Richmond (VA) Dispatch, "Escape of Slaves from Loudon," September 17, 1856 Buffalo (NY) Morning Express and Illustrated Buffalo Express, "Servile Stampede," September 23, 1856 Lowell (MA) Daily Citizen and News, September 26, 1856 Boston (MA) Liberator, October 3, 1856 Irasburgh (VT) Orleans Independent Standard, October 31, 1856
