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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 - Africans in America John Brown was a man of action -- a man who would not be deterred from his ... On October 16, 1859, he led 21 men on a raid of the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, ... www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1550.html - Cached John Brown and the Harpers Ferry Raid John Brown and the Harpers Ferry Raid. On October 16, 1859, abolitionist John Brown and several followers seized the United States Armory and Arsenal at Harpers Ferry. ... www.wvculture.org/History/jnobrown.htm... - Cached John Brown's Raid On 16 October 1859 John Brown led eighteen men-thirteen whites and five blacks-into ...