Preston Brooks and Charles Sumner were on opposite sides in the battle over "Bleeding Kansas."

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Preston Brooks was a pro-slavery supporter from South Carolina while Charles Sumner was an anti-slavery senator from Massachusetts. They became enemies due to their opposing views and their clash over the issue of "Bleeding Kansas," where violence erupted between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces in Kansas. In 1856, Brooks physically attacked Sumner on the Senate floor in retaliation for a speech Sumner had given denouncing pro-slavery senators.

Preston Brooks and Charles Sumner Were on Opposite Sides in the Battle