NEUTRAL

Here Lies Buried John Brown

Town of North Elba, United States

<center> John Brown of Osawatomie Here Lies Buried John Brown Born at Torrington, Connecticut May 9th, 1800 </center> He emigrated to Kansas in 1855 where he took an active part in the contest against the pro-slavery party. He gained in August 1856 a victory at Osawatomie over a superior number of Missourians who had invaded Kansas (whence his surname "Osawatomie") He conceived the idea of becoming a liberator of the negro slaves in the south and on the night of October 16, 1859 at the head of a devoted band of 22 followers he seized the United States Arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia with the view of arming the negroes who might come to his fortified camp. In the fight with United States troops and civilians which followed he was overpowered and taken prisoner October 18, 1859, was tried by the commonwealth of Virginia at Charlestown, Virginia and executed December 2, 1859. <center> Here Lie Buried with Him Twelve of His Followers</center> Watson Brown (Son of John Brown) of North Elba, N.Y. Oliver Brown (Son of John Brown) of North Elba, N.Y. William Thompson, of North Elba, N.Y. Dauphin Adolphus Thompson, of North Elba, N.Y. John Henri Kagi, Adjutant William H. Leeman, Lieutenant Jeremiah G. Anderson, Lieutenant Steward Taylor Dangerfield Newby, Negro Lewis S. Leary, Negro The above ten were killed at the Harper's Ferry Fight Aaron D. Stevens, Captain Albert Hazlett, Lieutenant The above two were taken prisoners and hanged March 16, 1860 The following men of John Brown's band escaped, but were captured and hanged December 16, 1859, John E. Cook, Captain Edwin Coppoc, Lieutenant Shields Green, Negro John A. Copeland, Negro The following men of John Brown's band escaped. Owen Brown, Captain (Son of John Brown) Francis Jackson Merriam Charles Plummer Tidd, Captain Barclay Coppoc Osborne P. Anderson, Negro John Anderson, Negro

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