Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: Timeline

1859   John Brown John Brown (abolitionist)

John Brown was an American [i] abolitionist [i], the first white abolitionist to advocate ... 

 raids Harper's Ferry Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

Harpers Ferry is a town in Jefferson County [i], West Virginia [i], situ ... 

 in Virginia Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia is one of the original thirteen colonies [i] of the United States [i] ... 

, the signal for a general slave rebellion.

1859   Militant abolitionist leader John Brown John Brown (abolitionist)

John Brown was an American [i] abolitionist [i], the first white abolitionist to advocate ... 

 is hanged for his October 16th raid on Harper's Ferry Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

Harpers Ferry is a town in Jefferson County [i], West Virginia [i], situ ... 

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1862   American Civil War American Civil War

The American Civil War was a sectional conflict in the United States of America [i] between the federal ... 

: Battle of Harpers Ferry - Confederates Confederate States of America

The Confederate States of America was the government formed by eleven southern states of the USA [i] ... 

 capture the Union garrison at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.