On Oct. 18, 1859 he was found wounded & his 2 sons dead at a federal armory
The wounded Brown was 
tried by the state of Virginia for treason and murder, and he was found guilty on... [DOC] [TLE] Diary, William Gwathmey, 30 November5 December 1859 ... [PAR] Among the Free-Soilers was abolitionist John Brown and five of his sons.