The Battle of Harpers Ferry took place during the Civil War and turned out to be a Confederate victory. The battle started on September 12, 1862 and ended on September 15, 1862.
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US Marine guards from Washington DC (the closest Federal troops in the area), led by a US Army colonel named Robert E. Lee, recaptured the armory at Harper's Ferry from John Brown.
Harpers Ferry is in West Virginia where the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers join.
John Brown
The address of the John Brown Wax Museum is: 168 High St, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425
The Harpers Ferry raid showed how close the nation was to going to war over slavery.
On October 16,1859 in Harpers Ferry, Virginia