To supply his band with guns and ammunition.
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John Brown
John Brown
Harpers Ferry
John Brown
John Brown
John Brown was the leader of the raid and he wanted to create a colony for runaway slaves and to do this he needed weapons. Which led to the Harpers Ferry Raid.
John Brown
Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
John Brown
The arsenal provided additional ammunition for raids in Kansas.
He raided Harper's Ferry for weaponry from the arsenal with plans of starting a major slave uprising.