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On the night of October 16, 1859, John Brown and 21 of his men attacked Harpers Ferr ! "he sei#ed the armor and se$era% other ke points within the town! &hen citi#ens and %oca% mi%itia attacked, Brown's (arm of %iberation) was forced to take ref*ge in the armor 's fire engine ho*se! "he took se$era% hostages with them! +resident B*chanan sent ,o%! -obert .! /ee to %ead a gro*p of 0arines in capt*ring Brown and his raiders! On October 18, /ee's men stormed the fire ho*se, ending the raid within se$era% min*tes! Brown was tried for m*rder, treason against the ,ommonwea%th of 1irginia, and conspiring with s%a$es to create an ins*rrection! He was e2ec*ted on 3ecember 2, 1859! -ight before he was h*ng he said, (4, John Brown, am now 5*ite certain that the crimes of this g*i%t %and wi%% ne$er be p*rged awa b*t with b%ood!6 "he raid ca*sed intense emotions on both sides of the 0ason 3i2on /ine! 7ome peop%e ca%%ed him a 6mart r6! 7ome ca%%ed him a 6traitor6! Others tho*ght he was insane! 8 sense of shock and conf*sion ca*sed written and ora% acco*nts of the e$ent to $ar ! &hi%e the ,i$i% &ar probab% wo*%d ha$e occ*rred witho*t John Brown, he p%a ed a ro%e in 5*ickening its arri$a%!

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On the e$ening of October 16, 1859 John Brown, a sta*nch abo%itionist, and a gro*p of his s*pporters %eft their farmho*se hide9o*t en ro*te to Harpers Ferr ! 3escending *pon the town in the ear% ho*rs of October 1:th, Brown and his men capt*red prominent citi#ens and sei#ed the federa% armor and arsena%! Brown had hopes that the %oca% s%a$e pop*%ation wo*%d ;oin the raid and thro*gh the raid's s*ccess weapons wo*%d be s*pp%ied to s%a$es and freedom fighters thro*gho*t the co*ntr < this was not to be! First he%d down b the %oca% mi%itia in the %ate morning of the 1:th, Brown took ref*ge in the arsena%'s engine ho*se! Howe$er, this sanct*ar from the fire storm did not %ast %ong, when in the %ate afternoon =7 0arines *nder ,o%one% -obert .! /ee arri$ed and stormed the engine ho*se, ki%%ing man of the raiders and capt*ring Brown! Brown was 5*ick% p%aced on tria% and charged with

treason against the state of 1irginia, m*rder, and s%a$e ins*rrection! Brown was sentenced to death for his crimes and hanged on 3ecember 2, 1859! &hich acco*nt gi$es o* a c%earer pict*re of John Brown's -aid> &h > =se complete sentences and specific textual evidence and write a short ?@ A B sentencesC e2p%anation!