Literature since the Civil War By askuhn Oct 14, 1855 Songs of Myself Apr 12, 1861 Battle at fort sumpter, beginning of Civil War Period: Oct 14, 1862 to Oct 14, 1884 Emily Dickenson Poems Apr 9, 1865 End of Civil War Oct 14, 1867 The Notorious jumping frog of Calveras County Mar 30, 1870 15th amendment Oct 14, 1874 Womens Temperance movement Oct 14, 1877 Jim Crow laws take affect Oct 14, 1878 Daisy Miller Oct 14, 1884 Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Oct 14, 1884 Tailors strike in New York Oct 14, 1890 Closing of the Frontier Oct 14, 1892 Yellow Wall-paper Oct 14, 1893 Maggie Oct 14, 1894 Desiree's Baby Oct 14, 1898 Spanish American War Oct 14, 1900 Sister Carrie Oct 14, 1901 Up from slavery Dec 17, 1903 Wright brothers fly