My Brother Sam Is Dead

H= Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1775

Revolutionary War starts with this battle.

Sam Comes home

Apr 21, 1775

Sam comes home from his duty with the militia. Starts talking about the War.

Sam and Father argue about the war

Apr 21, 1775

Sam then steals Fathers gun "The Brown Bess" and leaves. Tim knows where Sam went.

Continentals came looking for Father's gun

Nov 27, 1775

Continentals tried to get Father's gun, but Sam has it. No one was killed except Father was hurt.

Tim delivers a letter for Mr. Heron

Apr 12, 1776

Tim delivers a letter to Aaron Burr for Mr. Heron. Betsy Read opens the letter and finds out it says, "If this letter is recieved, the messenger is reliable."

H= Declaration of Independence

Jul 4, 1776

America claims its independence

Trip to Verplanks Point, Father is captured.

Nov 22, 1776

Father and Tim go to Verplanks Point to sell the cattle. Father is captured by cowboys.

Tim and Mother find out Father is dead.

Jun 14, 1777

Father has been dead for more than a month. He died on a BRITISH prison ship.

H= Treaty of Alliance

Feb 7, 1778

Treaty with France, helped with win in the Revolutionary War.

Sam comes home to Redding.

Dec 9, 1778

Sam and the Continentals come to Redding and set up an encampment not far from the Tavern.

Sam gets accused of being a cattle thief.

Jan 6, 1779

Sam went home to talk to Tim. Two soldiers took 2 cows and started to take the meat. Sam tried to go stop them. The two soldiers framed Sam as the Cattle Thief.

Sam's Trial.

Feb 6, 1779

Sam's Trial ends up with him getting executed on the 16th of February.

Sam gets executed.

Feb 16, 1779

Sam gets shot from close range by 3 people. Then gets caught on fire by the blast. Then is finally shot again. He is dead on February 16, 1779.

H=Treaty of Paris

Jul 9, 1786

Colonies and British work out a peace treaty and the Revolutionary War ends.

Tim writes this book.

Jul 8, 1826

Tim writes this book in memory of his brother Sam's short life,