Beginning Date
Tuesday, October 15, 1861
Starting Point
End
Friday, December 27, 1861
Freedom Seekers Mentioned By Name
Ned
Slaveholders Mentioned By Name
Benson
Mid Points
End Point
An enslaved man named Ned, held by a slaveholder named Benson, escaped from near Fayette, Missouri in October 1861. He was recaptured in St. Louis on November 2, 1861. On December 27, Union provost marshal general Bernard Farrar released Luther under the First Confiscation Act, after determining that his slaveholder had forced him to labor for the Confederate army.
Escape Attributes
Single Slaveholder
Arrests
Escape Numbers
1
Outcome
Freedom
Notes on Sources
St. Louis Missouri Republican, December 5 and 30, 1861 (HMO)
