In My Father's House

Rumors

Dec 25, 1852

Julia Stratton-Wilcher told Maria and Oscie about the rumors of Will McLean only marring their mother for her weath and property.

Postponed Wedding

Dec 27, 1852

Will McLeana and Virginia SOMETHING told Maria, Sarah, and Oscie that thier wedding was postponed until January in Alexandria.

Mary Ann

Dec 27, 1852

Will McLean bought Mary Ann from the Stratton-Wilchers.

Tutor

Dec 27, 1852

Maria, Sarah, and Oscie got a Yankee tutor, Elvira Buttonworth, from Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Hair Wreath

May 12, 1853

Mary Ann cut off a peice of Sarah's hair and wanted to use it for her hair wreath.

Baby

May 12, 1853

Oscie's mother informed her she was going to have a child with Will McLean.

Dragons

May 14, 1853

Mary Ann told little Sarah that there were dragons in the creek that they'd oon be taking swimming lessons in from Button.

Swimming Lessons

Jun 12, 1853

Will McLean did not make Sarah take swimming lessons in the creek over the summer, so she'd sit on the bank with Mary Ann looking for dragons.

Willie

Jan 8, 1854

Marry Ann delivered Virginia's baby, Johnn Wilmer, because Doctor Moore was helping Sarah try to recover. John went by Willie and he was five punds when he was born.

Sarah's Death

Jan 12, 1854

Sarah went ice skating on the creek only to fall in because the ice broke out from under her. Shaking with fever, within three days she died.

Mary Ann's baby

Jan 15, 1854

Mary Ann lost her baby because Will McLean put her to work in the fields.

Dentist

Apr 12, 1860

While visiting the dentsit in Alexandria for Oscie, Button almost got attacked by Southerners because she was from the North.

Button Leaving

Apr 12, 1861

Button leaves to go to Washingtion to stay with her Aunt Hannah.

Captain Alexander

Jun 12, 1861

Oscie finds her first love, Captain Alexander, only to find out that she can never be with him.

Mrs. Henry

Jun 14, 1861

Alex and Oscie ride on horses over to Mrs. Henry's house on the hill and try to pursue her to leave before the war starts.

Inspecting

Jun 17, 1861

Confederate officers inspected the McLean's bulidings and barns to make sure they could use them for a hospital during the war.

Herb Garden

Jun 25, 1861

Oscie's cousin, John, asked if she would be willing to plant herbs that would work as medicine for the Confederate hospital.

Daddy Will

Dec 12, 1861

Oscie found out that Will McLean was making money off of the Confederacy for his family.

New Little Sister

Jan 12, 1863

Virgnia Mason had another child, Nannie McLean, at midnight.

Moving

Sep 22, 1863

Oscie and her family moved into their new home at Appomattox Court House.