Post by Susan Hillwig on Oct 14, 2007 14:04:03 GMT -5
The purpose of this timeline is to provide readers with an at-a-glance history of the time period covered in WEIRD WESTERN QUARTERLY. To that end, it also lists events that appear outside the title but that have bearing on certain characters in WWQ (with relevant DC2 issue numbers contained in [brackets] after said entry) as well as actual historical events included for reference (listed in italics to help distinguish from alternate DC2 history).
Updates will be made as necessary, and any suggestions, comments, or questions about the information contained here can be sent to me by PM or left in the current WWQ lettercol.
- Susan Hillwig
1801
- Thomas "Hawk" Hawkins Jr. born in Echo Valley.
1804
- Lewis and Clark expedition begins.
1809
- Edward “Small Eagle” Hawkins born in Echo Valley.
1819
- (May 21) Christopher Wade Maxwell born in Hancock, Alabama. His grandparents relocate him to Manchester while still an infant.
1823
- Founding of Texas Rangers.
1832
- Oregon Trail opened.
1833
- Santa Anna elected president of Mexico.
1835
- Texas Revolution begins.
- Matthew Savage Jr. born in rural Missouri.
1836
- (Feb. 23-March 6) Santa Anna’s forces lay siege to Texas soldiers at the Alamo.
- Texas Revolution ends with Battle of San Jacinto.
1837
- Chris Maxwell leaves his home in Manchester, heading out to the frontier.
1838
- “Trail of Tears”: forced Cherokee removal to Indian Territory, later called Oklahoma.
- Chris Maxwell is given the power of the Windrunner by a Blackfoot shaman.
- (Nov. 1) Jonah Woodson Hex born near Haverville, Texas.
1839
- Brian Savage born in rural Missouri.
1840
- Bartholomew Aloysius "Bat" Lash born in East Texas.
1842
- Kiowa Indians raid the Savage homestead, killing the elder Matthew Savage. The younger Matt, his sister Samantha, and their mother escape, while Brian is enslaved by the Kiowa, who rename him Ke-Woh-No-Tay.
1844
- First U.S. telegraph.
1847
- Donner Party tragedy.
1848
- Gold discovered in California.
- (Feb. 17) Hannibal Hawkes born in Fox Grove, Missouri.
1849
- John Tane born in Arizona.
1851
- Jonah’s father sells him to a tribe of Mescalero Apache before running off to California for the gold rush.
1853
- After saving the chief High Cloud from being killed, Jonah Hex becomes a full member of the tribe and is given the name “Mark of the Puma” in honor of the deed.
1854
- Noh-Tante betrays Jonah and leaves him for dead at the hands of a rival Kiowa tribe. Hex manages to escape, later returning to life among the whites.
1856
- Ke-Woh-No-Tay is freed from slavery, becomes full-fledged Kiowa warrior.
1857
- Katherine Manser born in St. Roch, Louisiana.
- Bat Lash goes on the lam for accidentally shooting a deputy.
1858
- Jonah Hex meets Cassie Wainwright at Fort Andrews. The two strike up a romantic relationship not long after.
1859
- Ke-Woh-No-Tay is wrongly accused of murder by Union soldiers and is nearly hanged, only to be saved by the intervention of Matt Savage, who recognizes him as his long-lost brother Brian.
- Cassie Wainwright is killed by renegade scouts during a payroll robbery. Hex soon abandons his job as an Army scout to track down her killers.
1860
- Lincoln elected president, leading to secession of South Carolina.
1861
- (April 12) Civil War begins when Confederate guns fire upon Fort Sumter.
- (April 17) Virginia secedes from the Union.
- Jonah Hex and Jeb Turnbull enlist in the Confederate Army’s 4th Virginia Cavalry.
1862
- Hex and Turnbull are both transferred to the 7th Cavalry and given the rank of lieutenant.
- After being rejected by the Union Army due to his age, Hannibal Hawkes joins up with a group of outlaws, who use the War as an excuse for mayhem.
1863
- (Jan. 1) Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect.
- Lt. Jonah Hex attempts to surrender at Union-held Fort Charlotte, inadvertently leading to the massacre of nearly three dozen Confederate soldiers, including fellow Lieutenant Jeb Turnbull, the next day.
- National Conscription Act leads to draft riots in New York City.
1865
- (April 9) Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox.
- (April 14) Lincoln assassinated.
- (April 23) 7th Virginia Cavalry formally surrenders at the Union stockade in Lynchburg.
- “Black Sunday”: a group of former Confederate soldiers rampages through St. Roch, burning nearly half the city to the ground and killing thirty-eight people, including Sheriff David Manser and his wife.
1866
- Jonah Hex is scarred and banished from his adopted Apache tribe after killing the chief’s son, Noh-Tante, in a duel of honor.
1868
- Hannibal Hawkes abandons his former outlaw life and becomes Nighthawk.
1869
- Union and Central Pacific Railroads connected, with the spot marked by a golden spike.
1870
- Bat Lash meets Jonah Hex, leading to them teaming up to take down a crooked sheriff in the nearby town of Kent.
1871
- Great Chicago fire.
1875
- (May 11) Greg Saunders materializes near St. Roch after being thrown through time by the Nebula Man.
- On her 18th birthday, Kate Manser sets out to avenge the deaths of her parents.
1878
- Bat Lash, Jonah Hex, Scalphunter, and Kate Manser help four members of the Justice League fight the Lord of Time near the town of Desecration, Arizona. [see JUSTICE LEAGUE #15-16, WWQ#10]
1879
- (Sept. 12) Jonah Hex crosses paths with Chronos and Booster Gold in New Orleans. [see BOOSTER GOLD # 1, 3, 6]
1895
- After twenty years, Greg Saunders is rescued from the past and brought forward to the year 2008. [see SEVEN SOLDIERS OF VICTORY #4]
Updates will be made as necessary, and any suggestions, comments, or questions about the information contained here can be sent to me by PM or left in the current WWQ lettercol.
- Susan Hillwig
* * * * * *
1801
- Thomas "Hawk" Hawkins Jr. born in Echo Valley.
1804
- Lewis and Clark expedition begins.
1809
- Edward “Small Eagle” Hawkins born in Echo Valley.
1819
- (May 21) Christopher Wade Maxwell born in Hancock, Alabama. His grandparents relocate him to Manchester while still an infant.
1823
- Founding of Texas Rangers.
1832
- Oregon Trail opened.
1833
- Santa Anna elected president of Mexico.
1835
- Texas Revolution begins.
- Matthew Savage Jr. born in rural Missouri.
1836
- (Feb. 23-March 6) Santa Anna’s forces lay siege to Texas soldiers at the Alamo.
- Texas Revolution ends with Battle of San Jacinto.
1837
- Chris Maxwell leaves his home in Manchester, heading out to the frontier.
1838
- “Trail of Tears”: forced Cherokee removal to Indian Territory, later called Oklahoma.
- Chris Maxwell is given the power of the Windrunner by a Blackfoot shaman.
- (Nov. 1) Jonah Woodson Hex born near Haverville, Texas.
1839
- Brian Savage born in rural Missouri.
1840
- Bartholomew Aloysius "Bat" Lash born in East Texas.
1842
- Kiowa Indians raid the Savage homestead, killing the elder Matthew Savage. The younger Matt, his sister Samantha, and their mother escape, while Brian is enslaved by the Kiowa, who rename him Ke-Woh-No-Tay.
1844
- First U.S. telegraph.
1847
- Donner Party tragedy.
1848
- Gold discovered in California.
- (Feb. 17) Hannibal Hawkes born in Fox Grove, Missouri.
1849
- John Tane born in Arizona.
1851
- Jonah’s father sells him to a tribe of Mescalero Apache before running off to California for the gold rush.
1853
- After saving the chief High Cloud from being killed, Jonah Hex becomes a full member of the tribe and is given the name “Mark of the Puma” in honor of the deed.
1854
- Noh-Tante betrays Jonah and leaves him for dead at the hands of a rival Kiowa tribe. Hex manages to escape, later returning to life among the whites.
1856
- Ke-Woh-No-Tay is freed from slavery, becomes full-fledged Kiowa warrior.
1857
- Katherine Manser born in St. Roch, Louisiana.
- Bat Lash goes on the lam for accidentally shooting a deputy.
1858
- Jonah Hex meets Cassie Wainwright at Fort Andrews. The two strike up a romantic relationship not long after.
1859
- Ke-Woh-No-Tay is wrongly accused of murder by Union soldiers and is nearly hanged, only to be saved by the intervention of Matt Savage, who recognizes him as his long-lost brother Brian.
- Cassie Wainwright is killed by renegade scouts during a payroll robbery. Hex soon abandons his job as an Army scout to track down her killers.
1860
- Lincoln elected president, leading to secession of South Carolina.
1861
- (April 12) Civil War begins when Confederate guns fire upon Fort Sumter.
- (April 17) Virginia secedes from the Union.
- Jonah Hex and Jeb Turnbull enlist in the Confederate Army’s 4th Virginia Cavalry.
1862
- Hex and Turnbull are both transferred to the 7th Cavalry and given the rank of lieutenant.
- After being rejected by the Union Army due to his age, Hannibal Hawkes joins up with a group of outlaws, who use the War as an excuse for mayhem.
1863
- (Jan. 1) Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect.
- Lt. Jonah Hex attempts to surrender at Union-held Fort Charlotte, inadvertently leading to the massacre of nearly three dozen Confederate soldiers, including fellow Lieutenant Jeb Turnbull, the next day.
- National Conscription Act leads to draft riots in New York City.
1865
- (April 9) Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox.
- (April 14) Lincoln assassinated.
- (April 23) 7th Virginia Cavalry formally surrenders at the Union stockade in Lynchburg.
- “Black Sunday”: a group of former Confederate soldiers rampages through St. Roch, burning nearly half the city to the ground and killing thirty-eight people, including Sheriff David Manser and his wife.
1866
- Jonah Hex is scarred and banished from his adopted Apache tribe after killing the chief’s son, Noh-Tante, in a duel of honor.
1868
- Hannibal Hawkes abandons his former outlaw life and becomes Nighthawk.
1869
- Union and Central Pacific Railroads connected, with the spot marked by a golden spike.
1870
- Bat Lash meets Jonah Hex, leading to them teaming up to take down a crooked sheriff in the nearby town of Kent.
1871
- Great Chicago fire.
1875
- (May 11) Greg Saunders materializes near St. Roch after being thrown through time by the Nebula Man.
- On her 18th birthday, Kate Manser sets out to avenge the deaths of her parents.
1878
- Bat Lash, Jonah Hex, Scalphunter, and Kate Manser help four members of the Justice League fight the Lord of Time near the town of Desecration, Arizona. [see JUSTICE LEAGUE #15-16, WWQ#10]
1879
- (Sept. 12) Jonah Hex crosses paths with Chronos and Booster Gold in New Orleans. [see BOOSTER GOLD # 1, 3, 6]
1895
- After twenty years, Greg Saunders is rescued from the past and brought forward to the year 2008. [see SEVEN SOLDIERS OF VICTORY #4]