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Harpers Ferry: The Untold Marine Mission Under Robert E. Lee

7m | Oct 7, 2026

Before the Civil War split the nation, eighty-six Marines were called to stop an armed hostage crisis.

Under the command of Colonel Robert E. Lee, they stormed a heavily fortified brick engine house with battering rams and fixed bayonets.

The entire tactical assault took less than three minutes to save the hostages and capture John Brown.


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