harpers ferry

In fact, Harpers Ferry changed hands eight times during the war, which shows just how much both sides wanted to control it.

A few minutes later, a train from the west arrived at Harpers Ferry. The wounded guard warned the train men of the danger at the bridge.

Not one slave had come to Harpers Ferry to help Brown.

The raid on Harpers Ferry increased the bitterness of the national dispute over slavery.

In October of eighteen fifty-nine, a group of anti-slavery extremists attacked the town of Harpers Ferry.

The Colonel was a descendant of President George Washington. He lived on a big farm near Harpers Ferry.

Then the officials asked why Brown had come to Harpers Ferry.

They would call for help. And several groups of militia in the area would come to the aid of Harpers Ferry.

Control of Charles Town changed hands 18 times while another town in the valley, Harpers Ferry, changed hands eight times.

At Harpers Ferry, the soldiers stared in surprise at the old farmer and the girl.

Harpers Ferry was part of Virginia then; today it is located in West Virginia.

Without firing a shot, Brown now controlled the three places he wanted in Harpers Ferry.

This week in our series, we continue the story of John Brown and his raid on Harpers Ferry.

He sent a force of Marines to Harpers Ferry, under the command of Army Colonel Robert E. Lee.

This week in our series, we tell what happened to John Brown after he seized Harpers Ferry.

" All right, then, " Betttie said. " I'll get it from the Yankees at Harpers Ferry. "