Title: The caning of Charles Sumner
Subjects: Politics and government, Assault and battery, American Idealism, Legislators, Slavery, Biography, History, Honor, Causes, Legislators, united states, Idealism, Slavery, united states, Political aspects
Places: United States
People: Charles Sumner (1811-1874), Preston S. Brooks (1819-1857)
Time periods: Civil War, 1861-1865, 19th century, 1849-1861