Charles Edwards Lester

[Zuzah]

Relatively unknown author, wrote a biography on Charles Sumner, the man beaten half to death in South Carolina after giving an anti-slavery speech (I may be off on the location here). I do a lot of non-Civil War colorizations, that's why you don't see me post here as much anymore, you should stop by www.reddit.com/r/ColorizedHistory and take a peek.

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[civilwarincolor]

Relatively unknown author, wrote a biography on Charles Sumner, the man beaten half to death in South Carolina after giving an anti-slavery speech (I may be off on the location here). I do a lot of non-Civil War colorizations, that's why you don't see me post here as much anymore, you should stop by www.reddit.com/r/ColorizedHistory and take a peek.

Nicely done Zuzah (as usual). Sumner was struck by the cane of Senator Preston Brooks of South Carolina. The incident occurred on the floor of the U.S. Senate in Washington. Due to the rules of the senate it was not possible to charge Brooks with a crime. Brooks was applauded by other Southerner's and reelected to the Senate, but died before his next term. Sumner took three years to recover and return to the Senate.

 

[Zuzah]

Nicely done Zuzah (as usual). Sumner was struck by the cane of Senator Preston Brooks of South Carolina. The incident occurred on the floor of the U.S. Senate in Washington. Due to the rules of the senate it was not possible to charge Brooks with a crime. Brooks was applauded by other Southerner's and reelected to the Senate, but died before his next term. Sumner took three years to recover and return to the Senate.

I had to read that thing twice before getting the full extent of what happened to Sumner. What a time we live in nowadays, can't even beat a fellow senate-member to a pulp because we disagree with him anymore.

 

[RebelCause]

A wonderful realistic color photo. Thanks.