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, ...

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John brown dedicated his life to the abolition of slavery; for him, ... On October 16, 1859, John Brown led 21 men on a raid of the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.

John Brown’s body lies a-mouldering in the grave, according to the old folk song popularized during the Civil War, but for ...

John Brown was known for his raid on Harpers Ferry. His advance on the town started on the evening of Oct. 16, 1859, when he captured two slave owners and freed all of their slaves.

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. His ...

The actual raid, on the night of October 16, 1859, began well. Brown's band of 22, including a couple of his sons and several white and black volunteers, fell on Harper's Ferry, and by dawn on the ...

Abolitionist John Brown wasn't born in Kansas, but made his mark during the Bleeding Kansas era before the Civil War. Today, 165 years after his execution, Brown's violent acts and influence are ...

John Brown, who was born in 1800, grew up with a family who were anti-slavery. And in the 1850’s, he traveled to Kansas, with five of his sons, to fight back against the pro-slavery forces.

How a coterie of New Englanders—including the author—secretly funded John Brown's raid. ... 1859, Brown went to Collinsville in Connecticut, where he arrived June 3d, ...