John Brown raided Harper'sFerry inVirginia.
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To obtain weapons to arm the slaves.
He raided Harper's Ferry for weaponry from the arsenal with plans of starting a major slave uprising.
Harpers Ferry is in West Virginia where the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers join.
John Brown was considered an abolitionist hero of the first magnitude and a treasonous rebel by the federal govt.
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