Osborne Perry Anderson
(1830-1872)
Of
the five African-American members of
John Brown’s raiders at Harpers
Ferry in 1859 only Anderson escaped
and remained free. In 1861 he published
the only eye-witness account of the
raid and its preparations, A Voice
from Harpers Ferry. Anderson was
active in the abolition movement and
during the Civil War served with the
U.S. Colored Troops.
Portrayed
by:
JOSEPH BUNDY
Bluefield
540-580-7971
jpbundy@comcast.net
