Notable Quotable – General Bull Sumner 1856 Tags: 1856, 19th century, Antebellum Era, Bleeding Kansas, Civil War Origins, Dissolving Legislature, Edwin Vose Sumner, Franklin Pierce, Free State Movement, Historical Primary Sources, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Martial Law, Notable Quotable, Political Suppression, Sectionalism, territorial history, Topeka Legislature, US Army History, US History, War Between the States, Share on: Share: View our photo collection! View Collection