A free black, who was the responsible of the luggage depot of the Harper's Ferry's Station. He was ordered to halt but didn't stop and so he was shot to death.
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John Brown was considered an abolitionist hero of the first magnitude and a treasonous rebel by the federal govt.
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.
Some poor soul in Poland. The first strike was on September 1, 1939. I doubt they know who the Pole was that was killed first. You could check museum sites for Poland if you really need to know.
the first US Military personnel was killed
He was killed by Gavrilo Princip who shot Franz and his wife Sophie and Nedeljko Čabrinović actually threw the bomb in the first attempt hope this helps :) xxx