John Brown

John Brown Historical Figure Nationality: United States Year of Birth: 1800 Year of Death: 1859 Cause of Death: Execution by hanging Occupation: Businessman, Abolitionist Spouse: Dianthe Lusk (died 1832) Mary Ann Day Children: Twenty total by both wives, eleven of which survived to adulthood. Fictional Appearances: Trail of Glory POD: March 27, 1814 Appearance(s): 1824: The Arkansas War Type of Appearance: Direct

John Brown (1800–1859) was an American abolitionist who advocated and practiced armed insurrection as a means to end all slavery. He led the Pottawatomie Massacre in 1856 in Bleeding Kansas and the unsuccessful raid at Harpers Ferry in 1859. He was hung shortly after the Harpers Ferry event.

John Brown in Trail of Glory

In 1824, John Brown and his brother, Solomon Brown, led an abolitionist party that saved the Parker family from slave-catchers. The Browns joined the Parkers in leaving the United States and joining the Confederacy of the Arkansas.

See Also

• John Brown at the Harry Turtledove Wiki