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Problem
Mama doesn't want Noah to leave for war -
Rising event
Noah and his friends are practicing war drills. -
Rising event
Delphine and what appears to be her slave, Calinda, arrive in Grand Tower and stay at the Pruitt's home. -
Rising event
Cass has visions of dead people and recently had a vision of a boat that sunk in the middle of the Mississippi River, killing everyone on it. -
Rising Event
Calinda appears to be trying to kill Delphine but it is just a misunderstanding. -
Rising event
Noah really likes Delphine and always steals a look at her whenever possible and asked her to dance on a party boat. -
Rising event
Delphine has come from a wealthy family from New Orleans and has brought mirrors and nice clothing from her home. She recently bought oil lanterns to light up the home at night, something the Pruitts have never had. -
Lincoln's inauguration
In Lincoln's inauguration, he took the oath of office as the 16th president of the U.S and in his speech he addresses the south to tell them what his political beliefs were about in the situation in the south. -
Attack at Fort Sumter
Attack at Fort Sumter was the first battle in the American Civil War. Once the Union had attack Fort Sumter seven more states droped out of the Union. Although the battle was two days long, not one person died from the battle. -
Rising event
On a party boat one of Calinda's friend, that she has not seen in ages, asks her to dance with her and the Pruitts find out she is a very good dancer. -
Rising event
Cass and Calinda become really close friends and almost seem to speak a foriegn language that no one else understands. -
Battle of Bull Run
The Battle of Bull Run was the first major land battle in the Civil War. In this battle the Union General Irvin McDowell moved 35,000 troops down to Manassas, Virginia to attack the Confederate army. After a hard fought battle the Union army prevailed and now could attack the Confederate capital of Richmond. -
Rising Event
Delphine gives mother a beautiful dress and she then puts it in her death drawer so she can be buried in it. -
Battle of Belmont
This was the first combat test for General Grant. General Grant led his troops into the Confederate's camp and ambushed them. General Grant won at Belmont and later destroyed the camp. -
Rising evnent
Delphine and Tilly go down to the ports to sell their brawlings. -
Rising event
Some women come over to the Pruitt's house to inform Mrs. Pruitt that they think Delphine is a Southern spy. -
Rising event
Curry writes Tilly from war saying that he loves her. -
Climax
Noah leaves his family and decides to go to war. -
Climax
Noah leaves his family and goes to war. -
Falling action
Mama yells at Delphine and Tilly to go and get Noah from war and to not come back unless they have Noah with them. -
Falling action
Mama sees a casket near her house and assumes it's Noah and decides to kill herself. -
Falling action
Calinda leaves the Pruitts and goes to California and Cass dies a year later. -
Resolution
Tilly and Delphine bring Noah home from the war safely but he only has one arm.
