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, ...

Open fire -- 1862: war's wrinkled front -- Higher than the almighty intended -- 1864/1865: a garrison town -- Epilogue ...

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va.— Almost a 165 years ago, Abolitionist Leader John Brown raided the federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry to make a stand against slavery and the “Voices of Harpers Ferry: Generations ...

Grimes Davis rode through the dark like a man convinced Providence had tapped him on the shoulder, turning a doomed garrison’s last breath into one of the boldest jailbreaks the war ever saw.