Dennis Frye talked about the reactions of both Southerners and Northerners following abolitionist John Brown's 1859 raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry and his resulting execution. By ...

See the article in its original context from August 18, 1860, Page 4 Buy Reprints. ... But when he reached his account of his difficulties with JOHN BROWN, and his letter to persons in New-England ...

In October 1859 -- just 18 months before the first shots of the Civil War -- militant abolitionist John Brown led a raid on the U.S. arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, hoping to arm the area's ...

The John Brown Inquiry. Share full article. June 2, 1860. ... See the article in its original context from June 2, 1860, Page 4 Buy Reprints. View on timesmachine.

TORRINGTON -- In the underbelly of the Connecticut Republican Party lurks an issue causing angst -- and division -- in the ranks. It isn't the economy. It isn't even gas prices. It's history. A ...