John Brown

Led followeres to Pottawatomie creek and butchered five men. Thus errupted Kansas Civil War. Wanted to establish black free state as sanctuary.  In virginia at Harpers Ferry, he seized federal arsenal killing seven innocent people. inluding free black. Injuring ten or so more. He with his small group of followers were stopped by U.S. marines under Lee future general of Confederate army. Brown convicted of murder and treason. South declared the North "Brown loving" Republicans. Abolitionists and Free soilers angry by Brown's execution.