John Brown

John Brown

male, deceased (1859)
Harpers Ferry Armory, american civil war, executions by the United States, republican party, calvinist, Postmaster…HarpersFerry
John Brown (May 9, 1800 - December 2, 1859) was the first white American abolitionist to advocate and practice insurrection as a means to the...
Shields Green

Shields Green

male
slave, African-American history, abolitionist, American, John Brown, HarpersFerry
Shields Green (1836?-1859), also known as "Emperor," was an ex-slave who escaped from Charleston, South Carolina and participated in John Brown's...

Andrew Hunter

male
district attorney, lawyer, charles town, John Brown, HarpersFerry
Andrew Hunter was the District Attorney for Charles Town, Virginia, who prosecuted John Brown for the raid on Harpers Ferry.
Max Weber

Max Weber

male, deceased (1901)
brigadier general, German-American, american civil war, infantry, baden, General…HarpersFerry
Max Weber (27 August 1824 - 15 June 1901) was a military officer in the armies of Germany and later the United States, most known for serving as a...
George Luther Stearns

George Luther Stearns

male, deceased (1867)
american civil war, regiment, African-American, abolitionist, American, infantry…HarpersFerry
George Luther Stearns (January 8 1809 - April 9, 1867) was an American industrialist and merchant, as well as a noted recruiter of blacks for the...
Lewis Sheridan Leary

Lewis Sheridan Leary

male
African-American history, abolitionist, American, HarpersFerry, John Brown, Lumbee
Lewis Sheridan Leary (March 17, 1835 - October 20, 1859), an African American harnessmaker from Oberlin, Ohio, joined John Brown's unsuccessful...
William Dorsey Pender

William Dorsey Pender

male, deceased (1863)
Battle of Harpers Ferry, HarpersFerry, President of the Confederate States of America, Confederate President, United States Army officer, Battle of Seven Pines…Harper's Ferry, Battle of Harper's Ferry
William Dorsey Pender (February 6, 1834 - July 18, 1863) was one of the youngest, and most promising, generals fighting for the Confederacy in the...
Patrick Kelly

Patrick Kelly

male, deceased (1864)
US Army Officer, battle of fredericksburg, brigadier general, Wheatfield, Irish-American, Irish Brigade…HarpersFerry
Patrick Kelly (ca. 1822 - June 14, 1864) was an Irish-American military officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He led the famed...

Edward Lucas

male, deceased (1858)
Dickinson College, from Virginia, Member of the Virginia House of Delegates, captain, virginia house of delegate, Mercantilism…HarpersFerry, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Edward Lucas (October 20, 1780 - March 4, 1858) was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer, merchant and storekeeper from Virginia. He was the...
Henry Lee Higginson

Henry Lee Higginson

male, deceased (1919)
j.e.b. stuart, Business Person, American, Harvard College, philanthropist, From Boston…HarpersFerry
Henry Lee Higginson (November 18, 1834 - November 14, 1919) was a noted American businessman and philanthropist, and founder of the Boston Symphony...