On October 16, Brown set out for Harpers Ferry with 21 men -- 5 blacks ... Brown, who was seriously wounded, was taken to Charlestown, Virginia (now Charles Town, West Virginia), along with ...

CHARLESTOWN, Va., Wednesday, Feb. 1. The town is thronged to-day to witness the pro ceedings of the trial of STEPHENS, one of the Harper's Ferry conspirators. At 11 o'clock the Court opened ...

taking the Charlestown Ferry from Long Wharf to Charlestown Navy Yard's pier, or driving to and parking in the nearby Nautica Parking Garage. The closest "T" station is Community College.

Brown’s real effect came in his failure at Harpers Ferry. His real meaning is in what happens after his capture." John Brown was taken to Charlestown, Virginia along with four other captives.