John Brown's Fort in Harpers Ferry

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John Brown’s Fort (the engine house) from John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry. Brown led a group of 21 men in a raid on the Arsenal on October 16, 1859 in order to initiate a slave uprising throughout the South. The raid was unsuccessful but was a catalyst for the Civil War.

Keywords

slavery, Abolitionist, john brown, Harpers Ferry, Pottawatomie Massacre, Bleeding Kansas, John Brown's Fort

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1861-1865 Civil War Places

Source

Charles Carleton Coffin Drum-Beat of the Nation (New York, NY: Harper & Brothers, 1915)

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