Federal arsenal seized by John Brown in 1859 with the intent of arming slaves and Stonewall Jackson in 1862 just before the Battle of Antietam.
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The Harpers Ferry raid showed how close the nation was to going to war over slavery.
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John Brown's Raid was the ill-fated attempt of the New Englander to free Virginia's slaves by raiding Harpers Ferry, in 1859.
Armed conflict
harpers ferry was a raid that many people died in.
The Raid on Harper's Ferry was antislavery.
John Browns Raid took place in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
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John Brown was the leader of the raid and he wanted to create a colony for runaway slaves and to do this he needed weapons. Which led to the Harpers Ferry Raid.
The raid on the arsenal in Harpers Ferry, VA was anti-slavery. It was led by John Brown, the radical abolitionist October 16, 1859.
After the Harpers ferry raid John Brown was arrested and hung.
His raid was financed by a group of abolitionists.
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