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The Plains, Charles County, Maryland

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On October 21, 1863 what is now known as "The Plains Incident" occurred at a nearby estate about two miles below Benedict on the Patuxent, known as "The Plains." "A Union lieutenant named Eben White was mortally wounded in the chest as he tried to recruit slaves belonging to John H. Sothoron at his plantation." "The Plains estate, 800 acres in extent, was seized under the Confiscation Act on May 5, 1864, but returned to the family" in Spring "of 1866. Colonel John H. Sothoron was found not guilty on November 29. In early 1868 he filed a claim against the government in the amount of $98,638 for loses and damage to his estate during the Union occupation" but "the claim was rejected in 1875. Sothoron was forced to sell "The Plains" in late June 1868 to satisfy a suit against him by Walter Mitchell." See: Eshelman, R. E., Shomette, D. G., and Post G. H. Benedict, Maryland, Cultural Resources Survey and Context Study, Phase I. Charles County Department of Planning and Growth Management, 2009, 14-15.
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Digital Reproduction Of 1 Hand Colored Lantern Slide, 5 X 8 Cm.
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