Absalom, Absalom!, 99 (Event)

Page Number: 
99
Order within Page: 
2
First 8-10 words of event: 
and the negroes - the wild stock with which he had
Page Event Ends: 
99
Era: 
Civil War (1861-1865)
Narrative Status: 
Told
Date: 
Wednesday, January 1, 1862 to Wednesday, December 31, 1862
Summary: 

The twenty enslaved people Sutpen brought with him to Yoknapatawpha self-emancipate by "following the first Yankee troops to pass through Jefferson" (99). [SOURCE: Father]

Chronological Order: 
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