Several of those present at the raid would later be involved in the Civil War: Colonel Robert E. Ten of the raiders were killed during the raid, seven were tried and executed afterwards, and five escaped. Marines, led by First Lieutenant Israel Greene. : 5īrown's party of 22 was defeated by a company of U.S. It has been called the dress rehearsal for, or Tragic Prelude to, the Civil War. John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry (formerly spelled Harper's Ferry) was an effort by abolitionist John Brown, from October 16 to 18, 1859, to initiate a slave revolt in Southern states by taking over the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (since 1863, West Virginia).
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