11/19/1863: Running Back.

Archive

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

NP.0452

Collection

Newspaper Articles

Archive Items Details

Description

Running Back. - - Some of the Negroes who ran away from Platte County, and entered the United States service, in Kansas, have run back again to Missouri. Yesterday a military officer from Leavenworth arrived in Weston, and applied to Captain Woods for a squad of his "paw paws" to assist in arresting these Negro deserters. We have not learned what success they met with. On Monday night a number of men crossed from Kansas at the Kickapoo ferry. It is now supposed they were Negroes returning from the land of "free starvation." – Platte County Sentinel

Date(s) of Creation

11/19/1863

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Unidentified Slaves

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Not named

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Maysville Bulletin (Maysville, KY, 1862-1924): 11/19/1863, p. 1

Copyright

Copyright Details

© 2026 BAAC All Rights Reserved

Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

8/3/2026

General Notes

Note

Platte County, Missouri

Note

1863.11.19 Deserters Maysville_Bulletin_1863_11_19_Page_1.pdf

Note

BAAC workbook: 1839-(open) Newspaper Articles CatalogIt version.xlsx [Newspapers begun 04.16.26]

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

11/19/1863: Running Back.