He rented a farm in Maryland, across the Potomac River from Harpers Ferry. Here he assembled his ... relayed by the conductor of an express train heading to Baltimore, reached President Buchanan.

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His target was the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia — a town surrounded ... Their problems began when a train approached town. The baggage master ran to warn the passengers.