John Brown and many of his followers holed ... the first wave of slaves he expected to flock to his banner once he occupied Harpers Ferry. Many thousands more could then be armed with rifles ...

It’s right where John Brown crossed over the river to come into Harpers Ferry. You can see the ruins of the original bridge, where the railroads first came through in the 1830s, and where ...

Trapped in Harpers Ferry, John Brown made his last stand against the U.S. Army. His fight for freedom would change history forever. Volcano warning after 160 earthquakes in just two hours How the ...

The "Civil War Showcase" in Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, offers an immersive experience of the Civil War era. Visitors are greeted at a replica of John Brown's engine house and can explore ...

Brown had been convicted of multiple murders, treason against Virginia, and inciting a slave revolt in relation to his raid on an armory in Harpers Ferry. John Brown was an abolitionist who ...

John Brown commemorated with a statue in the Quindaro neighborhood in Kansas City, Kansas. Abolitionist John Brown wasn't born in Kansas, but made his mark during the Bleeding Kansas era before ...