The Battle of Osawatomie was a military victory for proslavery forces and a moral and propaganda victory for Free State forces in Kansas Territory. John Brown became a symbol of Free State resistance to proslavery forces and inspired Free State advocates in Kansas Territory to continue fighting for the Free State cause, which led to Kansas entering the Union as a Free State on January 29, 1861. Brown survived the battle and became nationally known as "Osawatomie Brown" because of his stand against proslavery forces there, and as he watched proslavery forces loot and burn Osawatomie afterward, he was spurred to put his plan to raid Harpers Ferry, Virginia into action.