The Caning: The Assault That Drove America to Civil War (Stephen Puleo- CH) Loperfido The Maps of Antietam: An

The Maps of Antietam: An Atlas of the Antietam (Sharpsburg) Campaign

We look over Lincoln’s shoulder as he grapples with the problem of slavery

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The Caning: The Assault That Drove America to Civil War (Stephen Puleo- CH) Loperfido The Maps of Antietam: Anby Stephen Puleo A Turning Point in American History, the Beating of U. S. Senator Charles Sumner and the Beginning of the War Over Slavery Early in the afternoon of May 22, 1856, ardent pro slavery Congressman Preston S. Brooks of South Carolina strode into the United States Senate Chamber in Washington, D. C., and began beating renowned anti slavery Senator Charles Sumner with a gold topped walking cane. Brooks struck again and againmore than thirty