Absalom, Absalom!, 272 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Mon, 2017-12-11 09:07
Text: 
Absalom, Absalom!
Location: 
New Orleans, Louisiana in Absalom, Absalom! (Location)
Page Number: 
272
Order within Page: 
3
First 8-10 words of event: 
during that winter and then that spring
Page Event Ends: 
272
Era: 
Civil War (1861-1865)
Characters Present: 
Charles Bon
Henry Sutpen
Characters Mentioned: 
Jeff Davis
Lincoln
Narrative Status: 
Told
Date: 
Wednesday, January 16, 1861 to Friday, May 31, 1861
Summary: 

While Henry and Bon struggle with their private conflict, the U.S. moves toward war. "Lincoln elected" in November, 1860; "the Alabama convention" formed the Confederate States of America in February, 1861; the "two presidents" were Lincoln and Jefferson Davis, elected President of the Confederacy in February; "the news about Charleston" is the attack on Fort Sumter in April, which commenced the War itself and provoked Lincoln's call for 75,000 volunteers to fight (272). [SOURCE: Shreve-Quentin]

Chronological Order: 
296.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Private-Public_Parallel, American_History, Civil_War
Cultural Issues:
War›Civil War
Aesthetics:
Allusion, Historical›Alabama Secession Convention | Allusion, Historical›Davis, Jefferson | Allusion, Historical›Fort Sumter | Allusion, Historical›Lincoln, Abraham

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