Twenty-one of them were from Annapolis. Twenty of them came from one plantation. The men, women and children fled from Henrietta M. Ogle's plantation. She was the widow of Governor Benjamin Ogle of Maryland.
Following the war, Maryland slave owners submitted claims for compensation for their loss of slaves and other property. The claim for the twenty Ogle slaves was submitted by her son, Benjamin Ogle, as she had died in the meanwhile. I didn't find out if he was compensated.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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