USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On October 16, 1859, abolitionist John Brown and his “army” of some 20 men seized the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia) in preparation for his war for slave liberation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Abolitionist John Brown leads a small group on a raid against a federal armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia), in an attempt to start an armed revolt of enslaved people and destroy the institution of slavery.

Detailed explanation-3: -Brown was quickly placed on trial and charged with treason against the state of Virginia, murder, and slave insurrection. Brown was sentenced to death for his crimes and hanged on December 2, 1859.

Detailed explanation-4: -October 16, 1859 8:00 pm Brown and 18 of his men advance towards Harpers Ferry. 10:00 pm The men take both bridges, the U.S. Armory and Arsenal and the U.S. Rifle Works on Hall’s Island. 12:00 am Enslavers Lewis Washington and John Allstadt are taken hostage and the people they enslaved are freed.