1863--James Harvey Patterson Escape

Item

Title
1863--James Harvey Patterson Escape
Date
1863
Formatted date
1863-01-01
Event type
Escape
Description
Two years before the end of the Civil War, in 1863, an enslaved man, James Harvey Patterson (born in Boone County, Kentucky, on Sept. 15, 1831) self-emancipated. He ultimately settled in Kansas, where he died at the age of 94 years.
Participant
African American(s): James Harvey Patterson
Related resource
Patterson family