John Brown's raiders

John Brown's raiders
Military leaderJohn Brown
Dissolved1859
IdeologyAbolitionism
Civil rights
Battles and warsJohn Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry

On Sunday night, October 16, 1859, the abolitionist John Brown led a band of 22 in a raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (since 1863, West Virginia).

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