My Brother Sam Is Dead, Events By ChloeDiann Apr 18, 1775 Sam Comes Home From Collage/The War Apr 20, 1775 Sam and His father got in a fight about who shot first in Lexington Apr 20, 1775 Life, Sam's father, finds out that Sam is fighting the rebel side Apr 25, 1775 TIm tells Sam his view point on the war Apr 25, 1775 Tim finds out that Sam only came home to steal the Brown Bess Apr 26, 1775 Sam runs away to fight in the war Apr 27, 1775 Tim finds out that Sam is hiding out with Jerry Sanford for protection Sep 28, 1775 Officers come looking for the Brown Bess, and threaten Life and Susanah Jan 4, 1776 Food was beginnging to be scarce Apr 18, 1776 Mr. Heron asks Tim to be his apprentice and deliver documents Apr 18, 1776 Tim is on his way to deliver a "letter" for Mr. Heron when Besty stops him Nov 12, 1776 Life was planning his yearly trip to Verplanks Point Nov 22, 1776 Tim goes with Life on his trip Nov 24, 1776 Life and Tim visit Tim's counsins, the Platts Nov 25, 1776 Life gets kidnapped by cowboy cattle thieves Nov 28, 1776 British soldiers came and ambushed Redding Nov 28, 1776 The soldiers killed people in the town including Ned Nov 29, 1776 Sam comes to visit from the war Nov 30, 1776 Sam is imprisoned for supposedly stealing cattle Dec 1, 1776 Tim went to Sam's general and begged to give an explanation for Sam Dec 2, 1776 The prison that took Sam in, shot him for the act of stealing cattle Dec 2, 1776 Sam is shot, in the prison courtyard for supposedly stealing cattle Dec 2, 1776 After being shot 3 times, Sam died at the very end of the book