1865-03-08, Burkley Bullock, Resistance (Freedom Seeking)

Item

Title

1865-03-08, Burkley Bullock, Resistance (Freedom Seeking)

Description

During the Union Army's occupation of Charlottesville, Burkley Bullock stole his white enslaver Socrates Maupin's horse, gathered his family, and rode off seeking freedom. This event is recorded in a letter written by an unidentified daughter of John B. Minor addressed to an unidentified aunt, March 8, 1865, in the Minor and Wilson Family Papers.

Event Type

Resistance: Freedom seeking

Action Status

Completed

Date

1865-03-08

Source

Papers of the Minor Family, 1838-1944, MSS 6055, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia

Primary Participant

Burkley Bullock

Freedom Status

Enslaved

Enslaver

Socrates Maupin