The Life of Walt Whitman timeline

Jun 9, 1790

Factories Begin in the North
Period: Jun 9, 1790 to Mar 26, 1892

Walt Whitman's Life
May 31, 1819

Walt Whitman is Born
Mar 6, 1820

Missouri Compromise
Jul 4, 1825

Marquis de Lafayette visits Brooklyn and, according to Whitman, embraces him.
Jun 9, 1831

Learns Printing Business
Jun 9, 1831

Underground Railroad Begins
Aug 21, 1831

Nat Turner Rebellion
Jun 9, 1847

Dred Scott Case
Feb 9, 1848

Goes to New Orleans with Brother Jeff
Jan 29, 1850

Compromise of 1850
Sep 18, 1850

Fugittive Slave Act
Mar 20, 1852

Uncle Tom's Cabin Novel Published
May 30, 1854

Kansas Nebraska Act
Jul 21, 1855

Ralph Waldo Emerson writes to Whitman: "I greet you at the beginning of a great career."
Apr 17, 1860

VIrginia Secedes
May 6, 1860

Arkansas Secedes
May 7, 1860

Tennessee Secedes
May 20, 1860

North Carolina Secedes
Jun 9, 1860

Lincolns Election
Apr 12, 1861

Civil War Begins; Brother George Enlists
Apr 12, 1861

Attack on Fort Sumter
Jun 9, 1861

Formation of the Confederate States of America
Jul 21, 1861

Battle of Bull Run
Sep 17, 1862

Battle of Antietam
Sep 22, 1862

Emancipation Proclamation
May 18, 1863

Battle of Vicksburg
Jun 9, 1863

Moves to Washington DC
Jul 1, 1863

Battle of Gettysburg
Nov 19, 1863

Gettysburg Address
Jun 9, 1864

Lincoln Reelected
Jan 9, 1865

Fall of the Confederacy
Mar 4, 1865

Attends Lincoln's Second Inauguration
Apr 9, 1865

Appomattox
Apr 14, 1865

Lincoln Assasinated
Oct 9, 1865

Publishes Drum Taps
Jun 26, 1872

Writes Will
Jan 23, 1873

Suffers Paralytic Stroke
Jun 9, 1873

Moves to Camden, NJ
Apr 14, 1879

Gives First Lincoln Speech
May 9, 1879

Travels West as far as CO, then stays with brother in St. Louis
Jun 9, 1888

Suffers another stroke, and rewrites will.
Mar 26, 1892

Dies at Mickle Street

Factories Begin in the North

Walt Whitman's Life

Walt Whitman is Born

Missouri Compromise

Marquis de Lafayette visits Brooklyn and, according to Whitman, embraces him.

Learns Printing Business

Underground Railroad Begins

Nat Turner Rebellion

Dred Scott Case

Goes to New Orleans with Brother Jeff

Compromise of 1850

Fugittive Slave Act

Uncle Tom's Cabin Novel Published

Kansas Nebraska Act

Ralph Waldo Emerson writes to Whitman: "I greet you at the beginning of a great career."

VIrginia Secedes

Arkansas Secedes

Tennessee Secedes

North Carolina Secedes

Lincolns Election

Civil War Begins; Brother George Enlists

Attack on Fort Sumter

Formation of the Confederate States of America

Battle of Bull Run

Battle of Antietam

Emancipation Proclamation

Battle of Vicksburg

Moves to Washington DC

Battle of Gettysburg

Gettysburg Address

Lincoln Reelected

Fall of the Confederacy

Attends Lincoln's Second Inauguration

Appomattox

Lincoln Assasinated

Publishes Drum Taps

Writes Will

Suffers Paralytic Stroke

Moves to Camden, NJ

Gives First Lincoln Speech

Travels West as far as CO, then stays with brother in St. Louis

Suffers another stroke, and rewrites will.

Dies at Mickle Street