Incident at the Otterville Station A Civil War Story of Slavery and Rescue |
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| Author:
| Christgau, John |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8032-4644-7 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2013 |
| Publisher: | University of Nebraska Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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While elated Northerners were celebrating victory at Gettysburg, Missourian Charles W. Walker was rousing his thirteen slaves in the dark of night. In defiance of a standing Union order prohibiting the transfer of slaves among states, he intended to ship his slaves by train to Kentucky, where they would be sold at auction. What ensued was one of the most gripping events of the Civil War. John Christgau relates the true story of the rescue of Walker's thirteen slaves by soldiers of the...
More DescriptionWhile elated Northerners were celebrating victory at Gettysburg, Missourian Charles W. Walker was rousing his thirteen slaves in the dark of night. In defiance of a standing Union order prohibiting the transfer of slaves among states, he intended to ship his slaves by train to Kentucky, where they would be sold at auction. What ensued was one of the most gripping events of the Civil War. John Christgau relates the true story of the rescue of Walker's thirteen slaves by soldiers of the Ninth Minnesota Regiment and the soldiers' subsequent arrest for mutiny.