Harper's Ferry insurrection - Interior of the Engine-House, just before the gate is broken down by the storming party - Col. Washington and his associates as captives, held by Brown as hostages
Summary
Men shot and bleeding, John Brown and others with rifle and pikes, and hostages inside the engine house of the Harpers Ferry Armory.
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 8, no. 205 (1859 Nov. 5), p. 359.
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Date
01/01/1859
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Location
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)
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39.32528, -77.73889
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