John Brown - American abolitionist - captured
John Brown selects Harper's Ferry as his base for anti- slavery operations, and seizes the Federal armory : but he is overpowered, taken prisoner, tried for treason and hanged
Picture No
12005965
Media ID
45541567
Size
4728px x 3770px
(7.6MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Engraving by H M Paget in Cassell's History of the World
Date
16 October 1859
