Historedia
Person

Preston Brooks

Events
1
Episodes
4
Years
1856

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Preston Brooks, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Bleeding Kansas: Sacking of Lawrence, Caning of Sumner, Pottawatomie massacre and Battle of Black Jack

    1856

    Role: Representative from South Carolina

    1. May 21, 1856 · Lawrence, KansasSacking of Lawrence

      Pro-slavery settlers led by Sheriff Samuel J. Jones attacked and ransacked Lawrence, Kansas, on May 21, 1856.

    2. May 22, 1856 · United States Senate chamberCaning of Charles Sumner

      Representative Preston Brooks beat Senator Charles Sumner with a cane in the Senate chamber on May 22, 1856.

    3. May 24-25, 1856 · Kansas TerritoryPottawatomie Massacre

      John Brown's followers killed five homesteaders in Franklin County, Kansas, on the night of May 24-25, 1856.

    4. June 2, 1856 · Black Jack, KansasBattle of Black Jack

      Antislavery forces led by John Brown defeated pro-slavery forces near Black Jack, Kansas, on June 2, 1856.

Sources

  1. Caning of Charles Sumner Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24