July 4, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, rumored "supernatural event" (see Deadlands main source book)
February 19, 1864 - The U.S. Department of Arcane and Scientific Investigations and Research is founded under head Allan Pinkerton.
February 23, 1865 - After a string of hit performances, John Wilkes Booth and his brothers Edwin and Junius Booth invest $8,000 into California Land Speculation
September 30, 1866 - Brigham Young declares Utah the independent nation of Deseret.
January 21, 1868 - The Great California Earthquake (see Deadlands source book)
February 6, 1868 - In an effort to secure the brothers' investment, John Wilkes Booth heads to California with a team that includes former Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard.
April 12, 1868 - Rev. Ezekiah Grimme leads a group of quake survivors to Southern California, establishes the City of Lost Angels, or "Los Angeles."
October 13, 1868 - After reaching California and raising a militia, Booth and Beauregard secure a particularly lucrative mine near the ruins of San Francisco, CA. Explorer Samuel Lewis helps Booth develop a shipping trail for ghost rock to the Confederate States of America through the Colorado and Gila Rivers.
November 2, 1868 - Abraham Lincoln elected to his 3rd term as President of the United States.
April 22, 1868 - Lincoln and Jefferson Davis agree upon a Civil War stalemate, war enters "Cold" phase.
February 8, 1870 - President Lincoln dies of a cerebral hemmorage, Andrew Johnson succeeds him.
October 12, 1870 - Confederate General Robert E. Lee dies in Richmond, VA.
November 5, 1872 - Ulysses S. Grant elected President of the United States.
January 1, 1876 - Estimated worth of the Booth family fortune - $30,000,000 US.
May 22, 1876 - Theodore Roosevelt graduates from Harvard with a degree in history and linguistics, enters the Army.
June 26, 1876 - Roosevelt promoted to Captain from Lt. in 2nd Cavalry, only survivor of the Battle of Little Bighorn.
August 29, 1877 - Brigham Young dies, succeeded by John Taylor.
December 10, 1877 - Theodore Roosevelt publishes a book on the Naval Wars of 1812.
December 25, 1877 - Ezekiah Grimme declares Los Angeles a sovereign state.
October 27, 1880 - Theodore Roosevelt marries Alice Hathaway Lee.
November 1, 1880 - With President Grant declining a run for a third term, William Tecumseh Sherman defeats Samuel Tilden to become President of the United States.
December 31, 1880 - Allan Pinkerton retires as head of The Agency.
May 30, 1881 - Theodore Roosevelt retires from active duty with the rank of Colonel.
October 1, 1881 - Roosevelt accepts President Sherman's offer to become new head of The Agency.
May 1, 1883 - Amid controversy, Union Blue successfully completes the 1st Trans-Continental Railroad (see Deadlands source book for Rail Wars info).
June 9, 1883 - Jefferson Davis hires John Schprekles to complete a trans-continental line for the Confederacy via the Dixie Rail.
March 10, 1884 - Edwin Booth dies during a riverboat heist while overseeing company operations along the Colorado River.
March 30, 1884 - John Wilkes Booth grants the Confederacy a $500,000 loan to keep the government solvent; challenges Pres. Davis to complete the transcontinental line within 6 months.
August 12, 1884 - Confederate forces attempt to seize Southern California; President Sherman declares an end to the Civil War stalemate.
October 9 - 11, 1884 - Battle of Yuma, AZ a Union victory with help from Ezekiah Grimme and reinforcements from his Army of Lost Angels.
October 29, 1884 - With a depleted fighting force, a lack of powerful military leadership, and a bankrupt economy, Jefferson Davis travels to Washington D.C. to discuss terms of surrender.
November 1, 1884 - In the wake of peace negotiations, President Sherman abruptly decides to withdraw from the Presidential race; Chester Alan Arthur elected President.
November 9, 1884 - the Booth Company seizes control of several of the Confederacy's financial assets, declares the nation insolvent.
November 24, 1884 - The Thanksgiving Accord - Confederacy formally surrenders to the Union, ending the American Civil War.
December 10, 1884 - Texas declares independence as a nation with Gov. Richard Coke becoming the first president of New Texas.
December 27, 1884 - Ezekiah Grimme travels to Austin to meet President Coke.
January 6, 1885 - The United States Government formally files suit against the Booth Corporation for recovery of financial assets, a young lawyer named William Jennings Bryan is part of the legal team.
January 8, 1885 - start of game.
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