Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Two United States Representatives were actually driven to a duel, resulting in the death of a sitting member of Congress at the hands of another fellow member. Violence was rampant in Congress, so much so that the chamber floor was referred to as "The Field of Blood."

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