Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Former enslaved person in Louisville, Kentucky. Enslaved by Alfred Lawrence Shotwell in Louisville, Kentucky. Escaped with Calvin Fairbank to Indiana in 1851.

Details

Sex: Female
Race: Mulatto

Bibliography

J. Blaine Hudson, Fugitive Slaves and the Underground Railroad in the Kentucky Borderland (Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Co, 2002), 134-35.

Rev. Calvin Fairbank During Slavery Times: How He “Fought the Good Fight” to Prepare “The Way”; Edited from His Manuscript (Chicago, IL: R. R. McCabe & Co., 1890), 85-92.

Citation

[Unknown], Tamar. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32203464 (November 12, 2026).

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Documents (2)

Legal/Financial
John Homire et al. to James F. Robinson
Correspondence
John L. Reynolds to James F. Robinson
1862-11-15

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