Fireside Poetry By Harley_schwing Feb 27, 1807 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow born Period: Feb 27, 1807 to Oct 7, 1894 Poets are alive Aug 29, 1809 Oliver Wendell Holmes born Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Began Dec 24, 1814 The War of 1812 ended Feb 22, 1819 James Russell Lowell born Jan 1, 1830 Holmes's Old Ironsides published Jan 1, 1831 Holmes's Last Leaf published Jan 1, 1844 Lowell's The Present Crisis published Jan 1, 1847 Longfellow's Evangeline published Jan 1, 1847 Lowell's The First Snowfall published Jan 1, 1855 Longfellow's Hiawatha published Jan 1, 1859 Longfellow's The Children's Hour published Jan 1, 1860 Longfellow's Paul Revere's Ride published Apr 12, 1861 Civil War Begins Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 9, 1865 Civil War Apr 9, 1865 Civil War Ends Dec 18, 1865 Slavery Officially Ends Mar 24, 1882 Henry Wadsworth Longefellow died Aug 12, 1891 James Russell Lowell died Oct 7, 1894 Oliver Wendell Holmes died