On Oct. 18, 1859 he was found wounded & his 2 sons dead at a federal armory
In the early morning hours of October 17 he was awakened by his host, A. H. 
... that time until the capture of John Brown early on the morning of October 18,... [DOC] [TLE] The Life and Trial of John Brown: A Commentary [PAR] The arrest, trial, and execution of John Brown in the fall of 1859 came at a critical 
moment in ... Three sons died in Brown's private fight against slavery.