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From the Archives:
Biographies:
John Brown:
Harper's Ferry
John Brown’s
Famous Raid on Harper’s Ferry
In October 1859,
John Brown and a band of men descended upon the federal armory at
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, hoping to seize 100,000 rifles and
muskets and ignite a slave revolt. Their plan was thwarted when the
local militia and a group of marines led by Robert E. Lee captured or
killed nearly all of the raiders.
John Brown’s
controversial trial prompted newspaper editorials across the country.
Some said he was a cold blooded killer; others believed he was an
avenging angel.
John Brown was
hanged for treason in 1859, 16 months before the Civil War. |
