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Harpers Ferry as Pawn in Civil War Fallout
In Harpers Ferry at the junction of the Shenandoah and Potomac, John Brown led a 1859 raid that sparked national tensions. Marines stormed the armory, Brown was executed, and the town soon became a symbol in the looming Civil War. An editor note promises a follow up on the battle after Brown's death.
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Winford Turner
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Blue Ridge Mountains
Shenandoah
Potomac
America
John Brown
Maryland
Alley
Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson
Antietam
North
Brown
Connecticut
Kansas
Mason-Dixon Line
U.S
Kennedy Farm
Potomac River
Monocacy
Charles Town
Potomac Bridge
Shenandoah Bridge
Heyward Shepherd
Oliver
Watson
Robert E. Lee
J.E.B. Stuart
Washington
Virginia
Maj
Thomas J. Jackson
Virginia Military Institute