John Brown, with the help of a twenty-one man army that included four of his own sons and two slaves he had freed.
John Brown
1859
Harper's Ferry
The radical anti slavery abolitionist, John Brown, conceived and enacted the raid and take over of the Federal Armory at Harper's Ferry. His plan to start a slave revolt failed however and Brown and his followers were captured by then Union officer, Robert E. Lee.
Under the assumed name of Issac Smith, John Brown bought a farm in Maryland in 1859. He and his followers tried to start a slave rebellion and needed ammunition and arms. For this purpose, Brown and his followers led a successful capture on the Federal Arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia. The plot failed and Federal army officer Robert E. Lee led soldiers to recapture the arsenal and Brown. Brown was hung for treason in December of 1859 and became a martyr for anti slavery abolitionists.
Virginia at Harper's Ferry
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harper's ferry
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The Raid on Harper's Ferry was antislavery.
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John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry was from October 16-18, 1859.
Southern slaveholders became more fearful of a slave rebellion.
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John Brown killed 7 innocent people in the raid of Harper ferry
At Harper's Ferry West Virginia...IT is stil there today as a historical site...
John Brown (1800-1859) was convicted of treason and hanged six weeks after his failed raid on a federal arsenal.