John Brown is cornered at Harpers Ferry and Robert E Lee's army rushes the armory doors. He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free, While God is marching on. Glory, glory, hallelujah.

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This collection, which dates from circa 1853-1996, contains material documenting the history of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, including the ...

Object Details Author Whisker, James B. 1939- Subject Harpers Ferry Armory (U.S.) History Date 1997 C1997 18th century 19th century Type Books Physical description iv, 209 p. ; 24 cm Place West ...

Brown's wrathful God had given him a mission: Invade Harpers Ferry, equip a runaway slave army with the 100,000 rifles and muskets in the town armory, and wage holy war on the "great sin against ...

By the summer of 1859, John Brown had finalized his plans. His target was the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.