1865--Fisk and Palmer Give Passes
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Title
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1865--Fisk and Palmer Give Passes
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Date
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12 Dec 1865
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Formatted date
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1865-12-12
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Event type
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Escape
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Description
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Generals Fisk and Palmer have given passes allowing an estimated 11,000 freedom seekers to cross the Ohio River from Kentucky.
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Participant
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Palmer, William Jackson, General; Fisk, Clinton B., General
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Bibliographic citation
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The Daily Clarion. [volume], December 12, 1865, Image 1
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Source
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https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83016892/1865-12-12/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=1792&sort=relevance&rows=20&words=escape+Kentucky+slaves&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=16&state=&date2=1865&proxtext=%22kentucky%22+%22slave%22+%22escape%22&y=13&x=14&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=2