Unspent cartridge from John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry by American Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company, American John Brown, American Francis Jackson Meriam — VisualArtsDB
Unspent cartridge from John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry
Abolitionist movementAntislaveryU.S. History, 1815-1861violenceresistanceAmerican South
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An unspent .52 caliber Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company cartridge from the 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry. The cartridge consists of a Minié ball and a cartridge case made from paper and thread.