Beginning Date
Tuesday, December 15, 1863
Starting Point
Slaveholders Mentioned By Name
Colonel Shea
UGRR Operatives Mentioned By Name
William T. Snell (Union recruiting officer)
In Ray county, Missouri, thirty enslaved people formed a "stampede" to the U.S. recruiting offices and enlisted in the U.S. Colored Troops.
Escape Attributes
Multiple Slaveholders
Serial Escapes
Escape Numbers
30
Outcome
Freedom
Notes on Sources
St. Louis Missouri Democrat, December 22, 1863 (HMO)