USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Col. Robert E. Lee, stormed the building and captured Brown and the survivors of his party. The operation that Brown envisioned as the first blow in a war against slavery was over in 36 hours.

Detailed explanation-2: -Word of the raid spread, and by morning Brown and his men were surrounded. A company of U.S. marines arrived on October 17, led by Colonel Robert E. Lee and Lieutenant J. E. B. Stuart. On the morning of October 19, the soldiers overran Brown and his followers.

Detailed explanation-3: -John Brown’s Army, also known as the JBA, was an American terrorist organization created and led by Emile Dufraisne. Its primary members included Dufraisne himself, Carson Moss, Jamie Washington, Enrica Villablanca and Stanley Dayton. The JBA was based in New York City.

Detailed explanation-4: -Brown’s party of 22 was defeated by a company of U.S. Marines, led by First Lieutenant Israel Greene.

Detailed explanation-5: -Lee sent an after-action report to Washington, stating that Brown was “a madman” and that his plan reflected that. Lee also exonerated the blacks and slaves in Brown’s presence by stating: “The blacks, whom [Brown] forced from their homes in this neighborhood, as far as I could learn, gave him no voluntary assistance.”