John Brown and the Battle of Harper's Ferry

Of the 19 men who went with Brown to Harper's Ferry, 10 were killed or fatally wounded. Four towns people were also killed and more than a dozen militia men and US Marines were wounded. John Brown was badly injured but taken alive and he survived long enough to stand trial. The speech he gave before being sentenced was considered by Ralph Waldo Emerson to have been one of the greatest speeches in American history.