On the evening of Oct. 16, 1859, abolitionist John Brown led 21 men down the road to Harpers Ferry in what is today West Virginia. The plan was to take the town's federal armory and, ultimately, ...

Grimes Davis rode through the dark like a man convinced Providence had tapped him on the shoulder, turning a doomed ...

El Dorado Hills, Savas Beatie, 2023. Pp. xxvi, 166. Illus., maps, appends., biblio., index. $16.95 paper. ISBN: 1611215978 John Brown and the Coming of the Civil War John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry ...

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. (AP) — Civil War firepower will be on display at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. The living history staff and volunteers with the 13th New Jersey infantry will demonstrate ...

Considering the nation’s increasing political divisiveness, I decided it was a good summer to expose my children to a time in history when our country was more divided than it is today. So our family ...

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. (AP) — Five Civil War authors will help Harpers Ferry National Historical Park commemorate the 150th anniversary of the burning of the Federal Arsenal. Keep it Clean. Please avoid ...

Taking The Town: Harpers Ferry, W.Va., sits at the confluence of the Potomac River (right) and Shenandoah River (left). In 1859, John Brown and his raiders gained control of the town and its guns by ...

On the evening Oct. 16, 1859, abolitionist John Brown led a raid he hoped would ignite a nationwide uprising against slavery. Tony Horwitz tells... Taking The Town: Harpers Ferry, W.Va., sits at the ...