tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20136268.post2309058294457726167..comments2024-02-08T23:48:48.397-05:00Comments on <p><big>JOHN BROWN TODAY</big></p><p><i><center>A Biographer's Blog</center></i></p>: Louis A. DeCaro, Jr. . .http://www.blogger.com/profile/10895195726778019518noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20136268.post-13566980358621258272011-10-31T22:58:50.235-04:002011-10-31T22:58:50.235-04:00On October 16, 1978, I walked from the Kennedy Far...On October 16, 1978, I walked from the Kennedy Farm to Harpers Ferry using the same route as John Brown and the raiders. The footpath over the train bridge was not built yet, so (with NPS rangers acting out of hierarchy context) the padlock on the train bridge was removed and we single-filed across. When we got to the enginehouse, there was a roll-calling ceremony. I answered for Osborne Anderson. Then something happened I will never forget, nor what it taught me. Some of the young NPS rangers (whom I will not name just in case they may still get in trouble) staged the gunfire that killed Hayward Shepherd. It was dark--there was no moon, as in 1859. I could not say from which direction or how many shots were fired. This taught me about witness reliability.Jean Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959067860102297553noreply@blogger.com