John Brown was a man of action -- a man who would not be deterred from his mission of abolishing slavery. On October 16, 1859, he led 21 men on a raid of the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry ...

Harper's Weekly Illustration of U.S. Marines attacking the firehouse which John Brown used as a fort during his raid on Harper's Ferry. PD By the summer of 1859, Brown had finalized his plans.

ISBN: 1611215978 John Brown and the Coming of the Civil War John Brown ... and his movement to Harper's Ferry. The actual raid, on the night of October 16, 1859, began well. Brown's band of 22, ...

West Branch graduate Melissa Carchedi will discuss Winona natives who took part in John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry.

The March 11 program of the Salem Historical Society & Museum will be presented at the Shaffer Library, located at 239 South ...

Visitors are greeted at a replica of John Brown's engine house and can explore various buildings, including a gift shop and a detailed historical map. The showcase features original Civil War ...

Brown was a son of prominent anti-slavery figure John Brown. His father was executed in December 1859 for leading a raid on the U.S. Armory at Harpers Ferry in Virginia to expand the Underground ...

John Brown was a man of action -- a man who would not be deterred from his mission of abolishing slavery. On October 16, 1859, he led 21 men on a raid of the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry ...

On October 16, 1859, John Brown led 21 men on a raid of the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. His plan to arm slaves with the weapons he and his men seized from the arsenal was thwarted ...