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title: US Marines Storm John Brown's 'Fort' at Harpers Ferry
author: Frank Leslie
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20532/us-marines-storm-john-browns-fort-at-harpers-ferry/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-05-30
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# US Marines Storm John Brown's 'Fort' at Harpers Ferry
_Authored by Frank Leslie_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20532.jpg)
## Image Caption
US Maries storm [John Brown](https://www.worldhistory.org/John_Brown/)'s 'fort' at the climax of the Raid on Harpers Ferry (Oct 1859). This newspaper illustration is from an edition of *Harper*'s *Weekly*, 29 Oct. 1859.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Leslie, F. (2025, May 30). US Marines Storm John Brown's 'Fort' at Harpers Ferry. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Leslie, Frank. "US Marines Storm John Brown's 'Fort' at Harpers Ferry." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 30, 2025. .
### MLA
Leslie, Frank. "US Marines Storm John Brown's 'Fort' at Harpers Ferry." *World History Encyclopedia*, 30 May 2025, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HWFireHouseBrown.jpg) by [**Frank Leslie**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HWFireHouseBrown.jpg). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 30 May 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.