Category:John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
Articles relating to John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry (1859), an effort by abolitionist John Brown to initiate a slave revolt in Southern states by taking over the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (since 1863, West Virginia). It has been called the dress rehearsal for, or tragic prelude to, the American Civil War.
Pages in category "John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry"
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- John Brown (abolitionist)
- Rebellions against the United States
- Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
- Conflicts in 1859
- 1859 crimes in the United States
- 1859 in Virginia
- Treason in the United States
- Pro-fugitive slave riots and civil disorder in the United States
- October 1859 events
- Charles Town, West Virginia
- Origins of the American Civil War
- Robert E. Lee
- History of Jefferson County, West Virginia
- 19th-century political riots
- 1850s political events
- Attacks on military installations in the United States