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Jeremiah Goldsmith Anderson

John Brown's Soldiers Section 1 of 21

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Jeremiah Goldsmith Anderson was a 26-year-old from Indiana who had fought with John Brown in Kansas before coming to Harpers Ferry. He was killed by a Marine’s bayonet during the final attack on the engine house. A letter from his brother in Ohio was found in his pocket. His body was later taken by the Winchester Medical College.