Barclay and Edwin Coppock

Barclay Coppock (January 4, 1839 – September 4, 1861), also spelled "Coppac", "Coppic", and "Coppoc", was a follower of John Brown and a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War. Along with his brother Edwin Coppock (June 30, 1835 – December 16, 1859), he participated in Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry. Edwin and Barclay Coppock were born of Quaker parentage near Salem, Ohio, where they resided. The Coppock brothers moved to Springdale, Iowa, where they met Brown while he was raising support for his Kansas anti-slavery raids.

Barclay and Edwin Coppock

Barclay Coppock (January 4, 1839 – September 4, 1861), also spelled "Coppac", "Coppic", and "Coppoc", was a follower of John Brown and a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War. Along with his brother Edwin Coppock (June 30, 1835 – December 16, 1859), he participated in Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry. Edwin and Barclay Coppock were born of Quaker parentage near Salem, Ohio, where they resided. The Coppock brothers moved to Springdale, Iowa, where they met Brown while he was raising support for his Kansas anti-slavery raids.