Description: This is an original copy of the "Invasion at HARPER'S FERRY" U.S. Senate Report issued by the 36th Congress, 1st Session prior to the Civil War. 1860 1st edition; Government Printing Office; Washington, D.C. "The Select Committee of the Senate appointed to inquire into the late invasion and seizure of the public property at Harper's Ferry." Senator JEFFERSON DAVIS (who went on to become the first and only president of the Confederate States during the Civil War) was one of the Democrat representatives of the committee. ROBERT E. LEE (who served as a Confederate general during the Civil War) commanded the Marines that defeated John Brown in his raid at Harper's Ferry and is included in the Report. JOHN BROWN'S raid on Harper's Ferry was an effort by abolitionist John Brown, from October 16 to 18, 1859, to initiate a slave revolt in Southern states by taking over the United States arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia. It has been called the dress rehearsal for, or tragic prelude to, the Civil War. Original cloth binding with the embossed illustration of an eagle on both covers. Hardcover with 255 numbered pages. There is an "Index to Testimony" at the back.
Price: 175 USD
Location: Merrimack, New Hampshire
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
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Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: Washington, D.C.
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Topic: Civil War (1861-65)
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Subject: Harper's Ferry
Character Family: John Brown
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1860
