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Preston S. Brooks Civil War Encyclopedia >> People - Confederate Political
August 5 , 1819
Preston Smith Brooks born, Edgefield District, South Carolina
May 19 , 1856
Charles Sumner begins his "Crime against Kansas" speech, which concludes tomorrow
Kansas
Bleeding Kansas
Sumner and Brooks
Charles Sumner
Kansas becomes a state
May 22 , 1856
Preston Brooks attacks Charles Sumner in the well of the Senate
Sumner and Brooks
Charles Sumner
June 2 , 1856
A committee of the House of Representatives recommends Rep. Brooks be expelled and Rep. Laurence Keitt be censured for the attack on Sen. Charles Sumner. Although the resolution fails, both men resign
Sumner and Brooks
July 8 , 1856
Grand jury indicts Preston Brooks for the assault on Charles Sumner. He pleads guilty and pays a $300 fine
Sumner and Brooks
July 15 , 1856
Following his attack on Charles Sumner on the floor of the House, Preston S. Brooks resigns.
August 1 , 1856
Preston S. Brooks is elected to Congress to fill the vacancy he created by resigning
South Carolina
January 27 , 1857
Preston S. Brooks dies, Washington, D. C.
South Carolina