Murder of Lieut. Eben White
Subtitle: letter from the chief clerk of the War Department, giving circumstances of the murder of Lieut. Eben White by John H. and Webster Sothoron.
Contributors: Birney, William, 1819-1907.; Bantum, John W.
Series: Ex. doc. / House of Representatives -- 43d Congress, 1st session, no. 281; Ex. doc. (United States. Congress. House) -- 43rd Congress, 1st session, no. 281.
Publisher: U.S. House
Published: 1874
Place of publication: [Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Subjects: White, Eben -- Death and burial; Sothoron, John Henry, 1807-1893; Sothoron, S. P. Webster, 1841-1883; United States. Army -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Maryland -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Other titles: Letter from the chief clerk of the War Department, giving circumstances of the murder of Lieut. Eben White by John H. and Webster Sothoron
Description: Lieutenant Eben White was murdered October 20, 1863 while recruiting black soldiers for the Union Army in Maryland. Includes letter of William Birney, Colonel Second United States Colored Troops, Recruiting and Mustering Officer, as well as a detailed account by witness John W. Bantum, private of Company B, Seventh United States Colored Troops.