Memorial Plaque, John Brown Farm Cemetery

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JOHR EROWAN OF OSANZIELIE HERE LIES BURIED JOHN BROWN BORR AT TORRINGTOR, CORNECTOUY MAY 9AH J8c0 RE EMIGRATED YO KANSAS IN 185E WHERE HE10CL 4E ACTIVE PART IN THE CONTEST AGAINEV THE FRO-SLAVELY ZLI HE GAINED N AUGUST L8E6 4 VICTORY (A OEAXINELAE OVER A SUPERIOR NUMBER OF MISSOURIAKE WLO L LNVADED KANSAS (VWHENCE HIS SURRAME"OELRINELA RE CONCELVEL THE IDEL OF BECOMING THE LIELLATEL E THE NEGRO SLAVES LN THE SOUTH AND ON THE CICEY R CErOBER 16,1859 AT THE HEAD OF & DEVOTED LALE GE 22 FOLLOWERS HE SEIZED THE UNITED STATLE ALELCAL AT HARPER'S FERRY, VARCIKAL. WITH THE VIEW OFALLIL TRE NEGROES WHO M IGHT COME TO HIS FORALEILL CLLL IN THE FIGHT WITH THLE UNITED STTES TROOPS AND CIVILIAN WHICH FOLLOWED HE WLE OVERPOWERED AND TAKEN PLIECLLL OCTOBER (8.1859 WAS TRED BY THE COMMONWEALTH QF VILCIK LU CHARLESTOWN,VIRGINRIA AND WAS EXECUTED DECEMLEL 2ALE. HERE LIE BURIED WITH HIM TWELVE OF HIS FOLLOWERS WATSON EROWN (SON e ( JeHN BROCK) OF NORtu ELEZ,CA. OLIVER EROWN ( SON ab JORN BROWN) & NORTK ELL CN WILLIAM THOMPSON, OF NORTH ELEA, NLY DAUPRIN ADOLPHUS THOMPSON, OF NOREH ELEA, N.Y JOHR RENRI KAGI, ADIUTZNT WILLLAM . TאAאeuteLEEMAR , JEREMIAH G. ANDERSON,LIEUTERZNT STEWARD TAYLOR DANGERFIELD NEWBY, NEGRO LEWIS S.LEARY, NECRO THE ZEOVE VEN WERE KILLED AT THE HARPERS FERRY EGHT AARON D.STEVENS, CZETAIN ALBERT HZLETT, LIEUTENANT THE ABOVE TWO WERE VAKEN PRISONERS AND HANGED MARCH 16,1860 THE FOLLOWANG KEN OF JORK BROWN'S BAND ESCAPED, BUT WERE CAFTURED ZND HANGED DECEMBER 16.1859 THE FOLLOWING MEN OF JOHN BROWN'S BAND ESCAPED OWEN BROWN CAPTAIN TORN E.COK, CAPTAIN EDWIN COPP06, LIEUTERANT SHIELDS GREEN. NEGRO JORN A.COPELAND, NEGRO (SON OF JOHN EROWN FRANCIS JACKSON MERRIAM CHARLES PLUMMER TIDD. CPTAN BARCLAY COPPOC OSBORNE PANDERSON NÉGRO JOHN ANDERSON NEGRO TBLET ERECTED DREW THE EIFS FLACI

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