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1858 Barbour County VA Stampede

VA
Beginning Date
Saturday, August 14, 1858
Starting Point
Barbour County, VA
Route
Mid Points
Unknown
End Point
Unknown
Description

On Saturday, August 14, 1858, six enslaved African Americans escaped from Barbour County, Virginia in a reported "slave stampede."  Another four freedom seekers from Taylor County joined them on the same night. 

Escape Attributes
Escape Numbers
10
Outcomes
Outcome
Unknown
Sources
Related Documents
Nashville (TN) Tennessean, "Slave Stampede," August 28, 1858

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Contact

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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