Carl Sandburg Timeline

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  • Purchesed the cottage

    Carl's parents bought a cottage near Chicago.

  • Time of Birth

    Carl Sandburg was born on January 6, 1878. He grew up in Galesburg, Illinois.

  • Sold the cottage

    A year after Carl Sandburg was born (1878) they sold the cottage in favor for a bigger house in Galesburg.

  • 13 years old

    At the age of 13 Carl left school. He worked jobs from laying bricks to dishwashing, to help support his family.

  • 17 years old

    At the age of 17 Carl Sandburg traveled west to Kansas as a hobo.

  • Enlisting to go to war

    When the Spanish-American War broke out in 1898, Sandurg enlisted in the 6th Infantry, but never went to war.

  • Unknown to the poetry world

    Sandburg was unknown to the poetry world until 1904 when a group of his poems were found in the magazine poetry.

  • Incidentals

    Sandburg wrote Incidentals and it was printed on the Wright's basement press.

  • Married Lilian Steichen

    He met Lilian Steichen at a party headquaters in Milwaukee.

  • Moves to Chicago

    In 1913 Carl moved to Chicago and worked in journalism.

  • Searching Analysis

    Carl Sandburg wrote a searching analysis of the 1919 Chicago race riots.

  • Time of Death

    Carl Sandburg died in 1967, in Flat Rock, NC. His cause of death was heart failure.