Robert E. Lee was in command of the Federal troops that captured John Brown in 1859. Brown had captured a Federal arms depot, thus the Federal army took command of the operation.
John Brown seized the Federal Arsenal at Harper's Ferry,Virginia in 1859. His attempt to incite armed revolt failed when a detachment of U.S. Marines commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Robert E. Lee defeated Brown's plan and captured Brown. John Brown was tried by the State of Virginia for Treason. He was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging.
In 1859, abolitionist John Brown and his followers captured the Federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry Virginia. His purpose was to use the weapons and ammunition to stage a slave revolt. The plan never worked, no slaves were recruited. Brown was captured and hanged for treason.
The John Brown Rebellion never really materialized. Brown and his small band raided and seized the arsenal at Harper's Ferry. The uprising that Brown hoped for did not occur. A unit of Marines led by Robert E. Lee captured Brown and his men after a violent assault, ending the raid. Brown was tried and hanged for treason as a result.
Under the alias of Issac Smith, John Brown, bought a farm in Maryland. Brown, who was intensely against slavery, led an attack on the Federal arsenal in Virginia. His goal was to free the slaves in that State and perhaps start a slave rebellion. The arsenal had the weapons John Brown needed. He was captured by Federal troops and later hanged for treason against the State of Virginia. The Virginia Governor, Henry Wise, was the individual who actually charged Brown with treason. Brown became a martyr for the anti slavery movement in the North.
Harper's Ferry, Virginia.
John Brown
john brown was born in 1800 but later died in 1859 after being captured after his raid on harper's ferry. john brown was 59 when he died.
Robert E Lee and his marines.
Colonel Robert E. Lee commanded the Federal forces that ended the John Brown slave rebellion attempt. Brown was captured and eventually executed for treason.
Robert E. Lee was in command of the Federal troops that captured John Brown in 1859. Brown had captured a Federal arms depot, thus the Federal army took command of the operation.
He didn't. John Brown was captured by a Company of US Marines under the command of Colonel Robert E. Lee.
John Brown
Robert E Lee
John Brown (1800-1859) was captured at the Federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry. He convicted and hanged for treason six weeks after his failed attempt to start a slave revolution.
To arm the slaves for a nationwide rebellion.
John Brown