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Cass has a vision
Cass has a vision in which young boys die in the future by drowning. -
Problem
The main problem of the book is that Noah feels obliged to go to war and no one, especially mama, wants him to leave. -
Noah upsets Cass by playing war with other young men from town
Noah comes home after playing war and makes Cass cry again -
Grand Tower Has A Dance
Grand Tower has a dance that everyone attends -
Delphine and Calinda Go to Grand Tower
Calinda and Delphine come off of the boat at Grand Tower, Illinois -
Mama volunteers to have Calinda and Delphine stay in her house
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Cass thought Calinda was killing Delphine
Cass witnessed Calinda putting on Delphine's corset and thought that she was killing her. -
Delphine explores the shops in Grand Tower
Delphine went with Tilly to town to look at the shops and bought oil lamps to light up the house. -
Mama is given a beautiful dress my Delphine's maman
Delphine and her maman give mama a dress as a thank you for her hospitality and she tells Tilly to put it in the Death Drawer. -
Curry Marchall levaes for war
Curry Marshall leaves for war and leaves Tilly his spelling ribbons and a note saying goodbye. -
Calinda starts to sell Prawleens to the passing ships
Calinda makes Prawleens New Orleans style and makes a lot of extra money and they keep it in the well. -
Mrs. Jenkins, Mrs. Cady, and Mrs. Breeze approach mama.
Three women come from town and accuse Delphine and Calinda of being spies and offend mama greatly. -
The show boat comes to Grand Tower
A show boat comes to Grand Tower and Calinda dances. Delphine dances with Noah and Tilly dances with Dr. hutchings. -
Climax
Noah leaves for war like a thief in the night, causing mama to go a little crazy and tell Tilly that she doesn't need her, only Noah. -
Tilly and Delphine go to Noah
Tilly and Delphine take a train to Cairo, where they met Dr. Hutchings and went to the tents to attend to Noah and other injured/sick soldiers. -
Noah goes back to battle
Noah is healed and healthy enough to go to battle. Duting battle, he loses his arm and the pain causes him shock and temporarily loses his memory. -
Paw's casket is brought to Grand Tower
Tilly, Cass, and Noah's father dies in battle against Noah and his casket is delivered, but mama thought that it was Noah and her insanity finally pushed her to drown herself in the river before anyone could stop her. -
Resolution
Dr. Hutchings saves Noah and they all return to Grand Tower. Unfortunately, Calinda leaves and Cass dies shortly after, but Noah, Delphine, Dr. Hutchings, and Tilly all have a happy life in the house on the Devil's Backbone. -
Lincoln's Inauguration
On March 4th, 1861, Abraham Lincoln gave his first Inaugural Address as President of the United States and in his address, he never mentioned the Republican Party or fear for his safety even though he knew that there were rumors and plots about his capture or death. -
The Attack of Fort Sumter
The firing of cannons at Fort Sumter lasted less than two days and had little to no tactical significance, but the symbol was great for both the Unions and Confederates. The problem started after Lincoln's election and when Major Anderson waved a white flag over Fort Sumter, the North was upset, but the South was calling its soldiers heroes. -
The Battle of Bull Run
The Battle of Bull Run was the first major battle on land for the armies of Virginia. Confederate forces were pushed back to Henry Hill, but the Union army was shattered and returned to Washington. -
The Battle of Belmont
The Union Army won the battle that was led by Brig. Gen. U.S. Grant. He left Cairo, Illinois and headed to battle against Columbus, Kentucky and won.
