<%@LANGUAGE="JAVASCRIPT" CODEPAGE="1252"%> The UGRR in Virginia

Conductors


 

Based on William Still's book, The Underground Rail Road (1872), we have collected the names of more than two dozen UGRR agents and conductors. We are currently researching these individuals in an attempt to discover the depth and breadth of their involvement with the UGRR.

Below, we have sorted the escapee narratives from Virginia by Agent and Conductor.

You may click on the page number under the Still column to read the narrative presented in The Underground Rail Road.

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Agent

Location

Assisted

Year

Still

J. Bigelow

Washington, DC

unknown

1854

41

William Wright

York Sulphur Springs, PA

unknown

1854

41

Ham & Eggs (slave)

Petersburg

unknown

1860

41

Prof. C.D. Cleveland

Philadelphia

unknown

1854

41

Rev. Hiram Wilson

St. Catharines, Ontario

unknown

1855

42

Rev. Hiram Wilson

St. Catharines, Ontario

unknown

1856

80

G. S. Nelson

Reading

unknown

1857

43

Joseph C. Bustill

Harrisburg, PA

Reading Road

1856

42

E.F. Pennypacker

(Schuylkill) Philadelphia

Phil. & Reading Railroad

1857

43

J. Jones

Elmira, PA

unknown

1857

43

William Penn (lawyer)

Washington, DC

Wrote to John Thompson

1856

43

J. M. McKim

Philadelphia

unknown

1856

82

E.M. Davis

Philadelphia

unknown

1856

82

Prof. C.D. Cleveland

Phil Vigilance Committee

unknown

1856

83

Lewis Thompson

Phil Vigilance Committee

unknown

1856

83

Miss G. Lewis

Sunnyside, PA

From Ercildown

1857

111

Mrs. Agnes Willis

Toronto

unknown

1856

127

Rev. J.W. Loguen

Syracuse, NY

The Grigbys & Wanzers

1854

127

Thomas Garrett

Wilmington, DE

unknown

1855

131

Rev. J.W. Loguen

Syracuse, NY

Emanuel White

1857

154

Rev. Hiram Wilson

St. Catharines, Ontario

Solomon Brown

1851

163

J. W. C. Pennington

New York

Norfolk woman & others

1854

173

Richmond Bohm

Philadelphia (?)

William Actkins

1854

213

William C. Mayo

Richmond

John Hall

1855

250

Abigail Goodwin

Salem, NJ

Sam Nixon & others

1855

254

Rev. Hiram Wilson

St. Catharines, Ontario

Henry Washington

1855

259

Joseph G. Selden

Norfolk

Henry Washington

1855

261

Hiram Nelson

St. Catharines, Ontario

W. Nelson & family

1855

262

John Brown

Philadelphia

George Walker

1855

312

J. B. Smith

Philadelphia

George Walker

1855

312

Elijah Pennypacker and Thomas Garrett

Philadelphia

Charles Thompson, Charity Thompson, Nathaniel Bowser, & Thomas Cooper

1855

316



Conductor

Location

Fugitives Assisted

Year

Mode of Transportation

Still

Minkins

Richmond

James Mercer

 

Pennsylvania steamship

54

Minkins

Richmond

William Gilliam, John Clayton

 

Pennsylvania steamship

54

William Bagnall

Norfolk

Clarissa Davis

1854

City of Richmond

60

Minkins

Norfolk

Anthony Blow

 

City of Richmond

??

Minkins & William Bagnall

Norfolk

Isaac Foreman

 

City of Richmond

??

Minkins & William Bagnall

Norfolk

William Davis, Willis Redick

 

City of Richmond

??

William Bayliss

Richmond

Mary Epps

1855

Schooner

74

William Bayliss

Richmond

Joseph and Robert Robinson

1855

Schooner

74

John Dade

Washington

George Solomon

1856

unknown

80

James & Samuel Smith

Richmond

Henry “Box” Brown

 

Adams' Express & train

82

James Carter Petersburg Jack Scott 1857 skiff 105

James Carter

Petersburg

Wife of Jack Scott

1859

skiff

105

Cap. Robert Lee

Portsmouth

28 fugitives

1857

skiff

111

Mr. J. Brown

Petersburg

Jackson, Isaac

1857

vessel (?)

42

Mr. J. Brown Petersburg Edmondson Turner 1860 vessel (?) 119

Frank Wanzer

Toronto

Robert Stewart

 

unknown

128

Frank Wanzer

Toronto

Vincent &Betsey Smith

 

unknown

128

Captain Lambson

Wilmington

numerous

1855

vessel

131

Mr. Minhett

Norfolk

Solomon Brown

 

City of Richmond

163

Captain Fountain

Norfolk

21 fugitives

1855

schooner

165

Henry Lovey

Norfolk

William H. Atkins

 

City of Richmond

213

John Thomas

Hampton

Charles Gilbert

 

secreted him until escape

235

William Bayliss

Richmond

John Hall

1855

schooner

250

William Bagnall

Norfolk

Sam Nixon

1855

schooner

254

Sam Nixon

Norfolk

unknown

 

vessels

254

Captain Fountain

Norfolk

Maria Joiner

1855

schooner

265

Henry Lewy

Petersburg

John Atkinson

1855

steward aboard steamer

300