1859/10/18 Prior Event 10/18/1859 Next Event Robert E. Lee John reoccupies the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia[added 10/2/2026] Subsequent Events: 12/2/1859 11/10/1860 References: Paul Johnson, A History of the American People, (New York: HarperPerennial, 1997), 449. SEARCH Current U.s. National Debt: $40,439,546,016,039 Source