Benammi Stone Garland was an 19th-century American slave-holder and estate owner. Life Garland owned a 300-acre Prairie House Farm in the state of Missouri operated by slaves. Garland is known for his role in the capture of escaped slave Joshua Glover and its aftermath. The public uproar sparked by Garland's action and the events that followed are seen by historians as a crucial moment for the abolitionist movement. See also Joshua Glover References 19th-century births