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Harper's Ferry, Virginia
The arsenal provided additional ammunition for raids in Kansas.
Harper's Ferry, Virginia (in today's West Virginia).
John Brown at Harper's Ferry *
John Brown seized the Federal Arsenal at Harper's Ferry,Virginia in 1859. His attempt to incite armed revolt failed when a detachment of U.S. Marines commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Robert E. Lee defeated Brown's plan and captured Brown. John Brown was tried by the State of Virginia for Treason. He was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging.