1859/10/18

Robert E. Lee John reoccupies the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia

[added 10/2/2026]

Subsequent Events:

12/2/1859                    11/10/1860

References:

Paul Johnson, A History of the American People, (New York: HarperPerennial, 1997), 449.

Current U.s. National Debt:

$40,439,546,016,039

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