John Brown's group of soldiers included

Many Southern sympathizers

U Harriet Beecher Stowe

Stephen Douglas

Members of his own family (his sons)

Frederick Douglass

Members of his own family (his sons)

John Brown took 5 of his sons to attack Pottawatomie Creek, hacking five proslavery men to death. The Army was there, and ended up killing all of his sons and capturing Brown.