Peter Bruner
Peter Bruner | |
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Peter Bruner with his wife, about 1919. | |
| Born | c. 1845 Clark County, Winchester, Kentucky |
| Died | April 6, 1938 (aged 93) Oxford, Ohio |
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| Known for | A Slave's Adventures Toward Freedom Not a Fiction, but the True Story of a Struggle |
| Spouse | Frances Proctor |
Peter Bruner (c. 1845 – April 6, 1938) was born a slave in Kentucky. He escaped enslavement to join the Union Army during the Civil War. After the war, he married and raised a family in Ohio. Collaborating with his daughter, he published his autobiography.