Harper's Ferry
1859
Harpers Ferry was an important military outpost and armory for the union. So radical john brown got a mob of slaves and came up with a plan to invade Harper's Ferry. John Brown his men fought hard but didn't succeed and were caught by Robert E Lee. John Brown was hanged. This made many of the South's beliefs that the Northerners would
gladly help Southern slaves revolt against their masters (of the people). This led the South to
believe they could no longer live safely in the Union.