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Laurence M. Keitt, a member of Congress from South Carolina who, in May 1856, threatened other members of Congress with a cane and pistol to prevent them from stopping Rep. Preston Brooks’ savage beating of Sen. Charles Sumner on the floor of the US Senate, died #OTD in 1864.

In 1877, Private Brownell was awarded the #MedalofHonor for his actions in killing Ellsworth’s assailant. His are the earliest actions in U.S. history to be recognized with the Medal of Honor. His medal is now in the collection of the @smithsonian’s @amhistorymuseum.

Once recovered, Wild recruited black soldiers to serve in the US Colored Troops, and commanded a brigade in operations in North Carolina, where they earned a fierce reputation of being harsh on former slavery owners. In May 1864, they were transferred to the Army of the Potomac.

Rep. Preston Brooks (D-SC) beat Sen. Charles Sumner (R-MA) with a cane on the floor of the US Senate #OTD in 1856. The violent attack is considered a key turning point in the breakdown of discussion between abolitionists and pro-slavery groups in the years before the #CivilWar.

Albert Gallatin Jenkins died #OTD in 1864. Born in 1830 to wealthy parents on a plantation in Cabell County, near what is now @huntingtoncity, WV, Jenkins attended @marshallu and graduated from @wjcollege in 1848 before completing a law degree at @Harvard_Law in 1850.

#OTD in 1863, General @USGrantNPS and his Army of the Tennessee surrounded @VicksburgNPS, the final major Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River. This began a siege that would last almost seven weeks. #CivilWar

The heaviest fighting of the Battle of Resaca, GA began #OTD in 1864. One of the opening battles of General William T. Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign, he was opposed by Joseph E. Johnston’s men positioned in the hills outside the town. #CivilWar

Captain Charles Henry Davis was in command of the Union flotilla, having taken command only the day before. The Confederate attack caught them by surprise, and two ironclads, the USS Cincinnati and USS Mound City were rammed.

The Battle of Cloyd's Mountain was fought #OTD in 1864, near Dublin, VA. The Union Army of West Virginia, under General George Crook, has moved into the area to sever the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad in support of General @USGrantNPS’s Overland Campaign. #CivilWar

It was the last thing he ever said. Moments later, a sniper's bullet hit him below the left eye, and he dropped to the ground, dead. The moment was witnessed by Julian A. Scott, a drummer boy and later #MedalofHonor recipient.