Maddie goes to John Brown's Capture
(John Brown's Fort)
Maddie was at
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. She wanted to see the famous engine
house that John Brown was captured at. It is also referred to as John
Brown's Fort.
John Brown was the Abolitionist who is considered to be one of the
sparks of the Civil War.
The whole town of Harpers Ferry is a National Park.
John Brown
started a slave rebellion in Harpers Ferry. The Federal Government
sent the Marines to get him out of the engine house. The man who
captured John Brown was Lieutenant Colonel Robert E. Lee. The great
R.E. Lee was at the time an United States soldier.