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FormatJournal Article
Author, AnalyticWingert, Cooper
Title, Analytic1862 Loutre Island Stampede: German-American Abolitionists Make a Stand
Journal TitleDer Maibaum
Date of PublicationFall/Winter 2023
Volume ID32
Issue ID2
Location in Work6-11, ill.
Abstract"In November of 1862, Union soldiers guarding a vital bridge crossing near Hermann, Missouri, opened their lines to allow 'a stampede of slaves' from nearby Loutre Island to pass through." Describes efforts by German Americans in Gascade County to prevent four freedom seekers from being returned to slavery.
Call NumberMKI Periodicals
MKI TermsSlavery/ Abolitionists/ Missouri/ Civil War, 1861-1865/ African Americans