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In 1859, John Brown and his militant abolitionists wanted to free slaves by force, and they sought to steal arms and ammunition from the armory at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (now Harpers Ferry, West Virginia).

Unfortunately, he had too few men, and once inside they were surrounded by nearby townspeople and militia. A detachment of US Marines under Colonel Robert E. Lee arrived, and stormed the building they had occupied, killing several of Brown's men. John Brown himself was captured alive, tried, and hanged, along with four of his men.

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