Timeline
April 12, 1861 Confederate forces fire on Fort Sumpter
April 9, 1865 General Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox Court House

Game Campaign Begins
1868, September 11

Chapter 1

September 11: Train ambushed by Indians. Ben killed 1 Indian, Dil killed 1 Indian.  Jeremiah Hammersmith and Marc Fallon killed in train ambush.  Meet Arlo Simpson in Rio Boa.

Chapter 2

September 12: Stayed overnight at Rio Boa, Elijah Mills arrived as passenger of stagecoach.  Group caught stagecoach to Mad Mesa and stayed in Sheriff's Office first night in Mad Mesa.

Chapter 3

September 13: Hired rooms at Lazy-A Hotel for 1 week.

September 14:  Artemis killed Bertie Slade ($50).

September 20:  Hired rooms at Lazy-A Hotel for 2nd week.

Chapter 4

September 27:  Mad Mesa Bank Robbery, Artemis killed The Cheyenne Kid, Ben killed Art Peterson, Gus killed Boyd Kirby.  Hired rooms at Lazy-A Hotel for 1 weeks, stabled horses at livery

September 30: Iron Horse Enterprises partnership registered, account opened in Mad Mesa

October 1: Partners agree to work for the Kane faction in the Mad Mesa cattle war.

Chapter 5

October 4:  Charlie Jones murdered in Lazy A Hotel.  Ben kills "Frenchie" La Blanc.

October 5:  Pursuit of escaped assassins, in the subsequent shoot out, Ben kills "Blackleg" Bart and Paul Carson, the third assassin, is captured.

October 6:  Book rooms at Lazy A Hotel for 4 weeks.

October 28:  Given guard duty on Kane herd at stockyards.  Dirty Dick, Elijah, Arlo and Nate who are now in the pay of the Russell's, confront the partners at the Mad mesa Corral.  In the ensuing shoot out, Ben kills Elijah.  Dirty Dick and Nate are badly wounded and taken prisoner while Arlo flees the gunfight.

October 29:
Dirty Dick and Nate are put on the next stage out of town.
Jonas Cord arrives in Mad Mesa on the same train collecting the Kane's cattle.

Chapter 6

November 1: The partners are paid $100 each for the previous months work for the Kane's and offered another month of work.

November 3: Book rooms at Lazy A Hotel for 4 weeks and Livery Stable for horses for 4 weeks.

November 6: Uncle Zeke arrives in Mad Mesa to meet Artemis.  During a gunfight that evening in the cemetery Gus kills Billy Stockwell, Ben kills Ben Stockwell and Dil is killed by Al Bronson.  Angus McDonald escapes.

November 7: Ezekial Kane offers Jonas a job and the group are invited to stay at Uncle Zeke's Homestead to recover from the gunfight.  Dil is buried in the Mad Mesa cemetery and the partners travel to Uncle Zeke's farm.

November 15: Charles, Jonas and Ben travel to Mad Mesa for supplies.

November 21: Luke Las Cruces bringing a message from Ezekial Kane for the team to return to Mad Mesa.

Chapter 7

November 22: Partners arrive back in Mad Mesa

November 23: Gunfight at Mad Mesa Corral.  In the ensuing battle Artemis kills Nate Crawford, Clay Russell & Buckshot Blume.  Ben kills Dirty Dick Diamond.  Gus and Charles KO'd.  The Kane's pay $100 for the months work plus $100 bonus for completing the job.

November 24: Malakai and Hezekiah Kane buried in Mad Mesa

November 25: Clay Russell, Buckshot Blume, Nate Crawford & Dirty Dick Diamond are buried in Mad Mesa.  The Russell's are arrested.

December 14: Caleb Reily and Rufus Wentworth arrive in Mad Mesa by train.  That night, Indians raid Mad Mesa.

1869
January 2:  Mr Willis Wagon Train leaves Mad Mesa for Promise City.

January 7: The wagon train arrives at Shiftless that evening.

January 10: The wagon train arrives in Promise City

January 12: Ben begins work at Morand Cartage Company while Charles, gus and Jonas continue resting.

January 13: Stage Coach from Brewster arrives with Gil, Susan & Lizzy.

January 18: Charles, Gus and Jonas rested and healed for 1 week.  The group departs Promise City, heading to Uncle Zeke's homestead.

January 19: One wolf killed.

January 20: Find abandoned miners camp, attacked by a cougar.

January 21: Reach Uncle Zeke's homestead.  Uncle Zeke is dead, passed away New Years Day.

January 22: The group leave's Uncle Zeke's farmstead an heads to Mad Mesa.  Adam Serenity arrives in Mad Mesa by train.

January 24:  The group arrives in Mad Mesa.

January 27  Group returns to Uncle Zeke's farmstead.

Chapter 11

January 28 The chuck wagon and companions leave the Rocking-Z heading to Glenci Portos.

February 9 Group arrives in Dead Mule.  Takes bounty hunter job with Hezekiah 'The Greenhorn' Johnston.  4 members of Thomas McKay gang killed, McKay and one other escaped.

February 16 Ben recovers from his wounds and checks out of hotel to camp with Gil, Artemis and Caleb by the chuck wagon.  Charles, Jonas and Franklin stay on at the hotel to continue healing.

February 23 Everyone recovered from their wounds, stage coach arrives in Dead Mule with news spreading of a gold rush in the area.  Rufus arrives in town.  Charles, Ben and Artemis return to the Rocking-Z in El Dorado County.

February 23, 1869 Hired by the Dead Mule sheriff to secure prisoners of the Berrera Gang.  Gil killed during shoot-out.

March 2, 1869 1st week of rest complete, Franklin conscious and Caleb moves out of hotel room, Jonas moves in.

March 9, 1869 2nd week of rest complete.  Rufus able to move out of hotel.

March 16, 1869 3rd week of rest complete.  Franklin moves out of the hotel and into camp.  Sally Summers joins the camp as a second cook.

March 23, 1869 4th week of rest completed, Sally takes over cooking when Jonas rests as well.

April 7th, 1869
Dutch Jack is murdered in Dead Mule and Sally is gifted his map and belongings.

April 8th, 1869
Expedition leaves Dead Mule following Dutch Jack's map.  Lost Conquistadors Mine (BH2)

April 10th, 1869
Ambush!  Rufus and Chico killed.

April 1870, Single Action Revolvers become widely available.

Cattle Drive
June, 1870
Cattle Drive from El Dorado County to Denver, Colorado.

1st June, 1870
Roy Walker arrives in Promise City

3rd June, 1870
Randy Svendsen arrives in Promise City

4th June, 1870
Jared Buckley and John Rountree arrive in Promise City

5th June, 1870
Billy Ray Cole arrives in Promise City

7th June, 1870
Lucky Gus hires new cowboys in Promise City with Jonas Cord.  Sends cowboys across the county to bring herds to Promise City.  Gus leads new cowboys to first ranch.

9th June, 1870
Lucky Gus and cowboys reach Rocking G ranch and collect 300 head of cattle.

14th June, 1870
Lucky Gus and cowboys reach Lazy J ranch and collect 200 head of cattle.

15th June, 1870
Templeton Enterprises add 600 head of cattle to the herd.

17th June, 1870
Late on the 17th, Gus brings the herd to the Rocking Z on the Whiskey River.

19th June, 1870
Cowboys begin roping and breaking mustangs for the remuda.

24th June, 1870
Some cowboys return to the Rocking Z

25th June, 1870
Remaining cowboys return to homestead.

27th June, 1870
Cowboys begin checking brands.

29th June, 1870
Lucky Gus and his cowboys begin driving the herd north to cross the Rio Madre.




Future Events

September 1870, Double Action Revolvers become widely available.

July 1871, Two Shot Derringers become widely available.

October 1871, Fast Draw Revolvers become widely available.

December 1871, Long Barrel Revolvers become widely available.

post 1872
Late November: Burned Bush Wells (BH4)

1875
September 2: Range War (BH5)

1882
August 1: Ballots and Bullets (BH3)