Nat Turner’s Rebellion (a.k.a. the Southampton Insurrection) ends: After two days of fighting, the Southampton County, Virginia Militia (Citizen-volunteers) defeats a mob of more than 70 freedmen and self-emancipated slaves (conscripts), led by Nat Turner.  The Turnerites killed between 55 and 65 State sovereign Citizens; the Militia and mobs killed between 100 and 200 slaves and freedmen.

       Postscripts:

• The Commonwealth of Virginia executed 56 slaves convicted of taking part in the revolt, although a few of the accused were exonerated.
• Throughout the slave States, legislatures began to pass statutes prohibiting the education of slaves and freedmen, restricting the Freedom of Assembly of slaves and freedmen, and requiring that ministers of European descent be present at all slave/freedmen worship services—as had existed in “free” States for decades.

       NOTES:

• One Virginian who defied the ban on educating slaves and freedmen was a young teacher named Thomas J. Jackson, future Superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute, and commander of the famed Stonewall Brigade of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
• Nat Turner’s Rebellion had the highest death toll of any slave revolt in the voluntary Union.

       [restored 1/7/2022]