Actually, he was neither, but he fought against slavery. On October 16, 1859, he and 21 followers killed slavery supporters in the Kansas Territory. Most of the Union, except the four slave states, were against slavery as well. So if you put all the facts together, he would be considered a violent Unionist.
No he was not. He was an abolitionist and was already dead at the time.
Three Proximate Causes of the Civil War are John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry, Lincoln's Election, and the Secession of the Confederate States.
US President Abraham Lincoln, Confederacy President Jefferson Davis, General Robert E, Lee, Confederate Army Commander, US Grant, Union Army Commander, John Wilkes Booth, assassin of President Lincoln, John Brown, abolitionist.
The Civil War divided families as well as states. Crittenden had one son who was a general in the Union Army, and one who was a Confederate general.
The Colonel was Robert E. Lee, who later became the supreme commander of the Confederate Army in the Civil War.
to capture john brown and his men.
John Brown's body.
No he was not. He was an abolitionist and was already dead at the time.
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No, he was a Confederate. You could say he helped the Union by leading the Army of Tennessee to disaster.
· Jackson, Thomas "Stonewall" (Confederate General) · James Island (South Carolina), battle of · James Kemper (Confederate General) · James H. Lane (Confederate General) · James A. Logan (Union General) · James S. Wadsworth (Union General) · James A. Walker (Confederate General) · Jefferson Davis (Confederate President) · Jenkins' Ferry (Arkansas), battle of · Jerusalem Plank Road (Virginia), battle of · John Brown · John Newton (Union General) · John G. Walker (Confederate General) · Johnson, Andrew (appointed by Lincoln to be the military governor of Tennessee during the war) · Johnsonville (Tennessee), battle of · Jonesborough (Georgia), battle of · Joseph Hooker (Union General)
Three Proximate Causes of the Civil War are John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry, Lincoln's Election, and the Secession of the Confederate States.
· Jackson, Thomas "Stonewall" (Confederate General) · James Island (South Carolina), battle of · James Kemper (Confederate General) · James H. Lane (Confederate General) · James A. Logan (Union General) · James S. Wadsworth (Union General) · James A. Walker (Confederate General) · Jefferson Davis (Confederate President) · Jenkins' Ferry (Arkansas), battle of · Jerusalem Plank Road (Virginia), battle of · John Brown · John Newton (Union General) · John G. Walker (Confederate General) · Johnson, Andrew (appointed by Lincoln to be the military governor of Tennessee during the war) · Johnsonville (Tennessee), battle of · Jonesborough (Georgia), battle of · Joseph Hooker (Union General)
Civil War people who have a name that starts with the letter W:Wadsworth, James S. (Union General)Walker, James A. (Confederate General)Walker, John G. (Confederate General)Walker, Leroy P. (Confederate Secretary of War)Wallace, Lewis (Union General)Walthall, Edward C. (Confederate General)Washburn, Cadwallader (Union General)William S. Rosecrans (Union General)William B. Taliaferro (Confederate General)
It was the nickname "Johnny Rebel or Johnny Reb" with which all Confederate soldiers were called by the Union soldiers. "Johnny Rebel" was also the title of a Confederate Anthem.
Since he was a radical abolishionist you certainly would not call him confederate. But he was executed before the war even began so he didn't have a chance to join either side.
The main cause of the Civil War has been debated for years. The first military action was Confederate forces attacking Union Fort Sumter. Also, research a man named John Brown. Many people believe he was a saint, others blame him for causing the war.