USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On November 2 Brown was sentenced to hang on the gallows. All six of Brown’s captured men were tried and hanged. Five escaped. Brown was executed December 2, 1859.

Detailed explanation-2: -Trial and execution He was charged by a grand jury with treason against the Commonwealth of Virginia, murder, and inciting a slave insurrection. A jury found him guilty of all charges; he was sentenced to death on November 2, and after a legally-required delay of 30 days he was hanged on December 2.

Detailed explanation-3: -The wounded Brown was tried by the state of Virginia for treason and murder, and he was found guilty on November 2. The 59-year-old abolitionist went to the gallows on December 2, 1859.

Detailed explanation-4: -When Brown emerged from his cell he presented Avis with his silver watch, a token of appreciation for the care he had received. Brown also left a note, his final written words: “I John Brown am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away, but with Blood.