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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.
John Brown returned to Kansas in the winter of 1858-59 and led a raid to liberate a group of Missouri slaves. Brownâs return to the territory proved temporary. With the support of Eastern backers known as the Secret Six, Brown used his credentials as âCaptainâ Brown, of Kansas fame, to raise money for the attack on Harpers Ferry. Despite the failure of the raid, Brownâs subsequent martyrdom fixed him in the public mind as the archetypal figure of Bleeding Kansas.