John Brown's Raid - Harpers Ferry, WV
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N 39° 19.407 W 077° 43.794
18S E 264675 N 4356225
The infamous raid on Harpers Ferry, which some say was the first battle of the Civil War.
Waymark Code: WMZWNR
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/14/2019
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Taken from Wikipedia, "John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry (also known as John Brown's raid or The raid on Harpers Ferry) was an effort by abolitionist John Brown to initiate an armed slave revolt in 1859 by taking over a United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Brown's party of 22 was defeated by a company of U.S. Marines, led by First Lieutenant Israel Greene. Colonel Robert E. Lee was in overall command of the operation to retake the arsenal. John Brown had originally asked Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass, both of whom he had met in his transformative years as an abolitionist in Springfield, Massachusetts, to join him in his raid, but Tubman was prevented by illness and Douglass declined, as he believed Brown's plan would fail."
Name of Battle:
John Brown's Raid
Name of War: Slave Revolts
Entrance Fee: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Date(s) of Battle (Beginning): 10/16/1859
Date of Battle (End): 10/18/1859
Parking: Not Listed
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