Beginning Date
Monday, June 1, 1863
Starting Point
Description
Around the beginning of June 1863, a correspondent for the New York Herald reported from Walnut Hills, near Vicksburg, that "Hundreds of negroes stampeded at the approach of our troops, and followed them into our lines."
Escape Attributes
Escape Numbers
100
Escape Numbers Comment
hundreds according to newspapers
Outcomes
Outcome
Freedom