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To: BroJoeK

“John Brown’s 21 raiders at Harpers Ferry, Virginia in October 1859, murdered three white civilians, one slave and two US marines — six all told”

Hayward Shepherd appears to be missing from that account- Shepherd was a free black man working as a baggage handler on the B&O railroad, who was shot by Brown’s men when he confronted them.

Brown also kidnapped Lewis Washington and took him hostage; the elderly Lewis was the great grandnephew of George. Lewis aided the Marines in capturing Brown.


332 posted on 08/22/2013 7:44:55 PM PDT by Pelham (Deportation is the law. When it's not enforced you get California)
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To: Pelham; donmeaker
Pelham: "Hayward Shepherd appears to be missing from that account..."

My mistake, counted Shepherd as a slave instead of freedman.

There were two slaves killed in the raid, but not by Brown's people.
Appear to be cases of "wrong place, wrong time".

336 posted on 08/23/2013 1:28:20 AM PDT by BroJoeK (a little historical perspective....)
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