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Brown, who was intensely against slavery, led an attack on the Federal arsenal in Virginia. His goal was â¦ to free the slaves in that State and perhaps start a slave rebellion. The arsenal had the weapons John Brown needed. He was captured by Federal troops and later hanged for treason against the State of Virginia. The Virginia Governor, Henry Wise, was the individual who actually charged Brown with treason.
[Ã] CLOSE. John Brown, seen here c. 1856, led a raid on a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry that propelled the nation closer to civil war. (Newscom). John Brown and many of his followers waited in a fire engine house for reinforcement by a swarm of beesâslaves from the surrounding area.he abolitionist's bloody raid on a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry 150 years ago set the stage for the Civil War. John Brown and many of his followers holed up in the fire engine house awaiting reinforcements by a swarm of beesâslaves from the surrounding area. But only a handful showed up.