Created by Dane Theuerkauf on Fri, 11/22/2024 - 10:43
This is the timeline of the main events that take place in The Blood Meridian
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| circa. The middle of the month Nov 1833 to circa. 13 Nov 1833 |
Birth of The Kid When the main protagonist/narrator The Kid was born in a frontier log cabin. As stated in the novel, this was when the 1833 Leonid meteor shower occurred. this is a well-documented event, as it was one of the largest meteor showers in recorded history. |
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| circa. 1847 to circa. 1849 |
The Kid runs away from home, travels to St. Louis The Kid at the age of 14 leaves his home in Tennessee, he travels by boat along the Mississippi River, making his way to St. Louis. At this time The Kid is lost, not knowing what he wants in life. His upbringing was violent, taking a lot of his anger with him, getting into many fights, and resorting to petty crime to survive. |
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| The start of the month Spring 1849 |
The Kid meets Judge Holden and Toadvine in Nogasdoches, Texas After over a year The Kid travels to Nogasdoches, Texas. There, he will meet the Judge who causes chaos at a religious revival tent. Then The Kid will meet Toadvine, where they fight over an outhouse walkway. |
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| circa. The middle of the month Spring 1849 |
Captain White recruits the Kid At San Antonio de Bexar Texas, Captain White recruits The Kid into a US military regiment. |
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| circa. The end of the month Spring 1849 |
Comanche Attack - massacre of Captan White's Regiment Captain White's army regiment is attacked by a band of Comanche Native Americans, killing and scalping many in the regiment. The Kid manages to escape. This event takes place south of the Rio Grande River in Mexican territory. |
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| The start of the month Spring 1849 |
The Kid Taken Prisoner After the attack The Kid is arrested by Mexican militia and is held in Chihuahua City, Mexico. |
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| circa. The middle of the month Spring 1849 |
Join the GangDays after the arrest, The Kid and Louis Toadvine join the Glanton Gang. |
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| The end of the month Spring 1849 |
Gang's First encounter with Apache TribeThe Kid with the Glanton Gang has their first encounter with the Apaches, and they were unsuccessful in their ambush despite one Apache death. |
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| The end of the month Spring 1849 |
Successful Hunt of Gilenos The Gang had their first successful hunt of the Gilenos Apache tribe, killing many even though one of the gang members died a few days earlier from a bear attack. |
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| The start of the month Spring 1849 |
Celebration in Chihuahua CityAfter their successful exhibition, the Gang sells their bounty of Apache scalps in Chihuahua City. There they celebrate, celebrating in the city, causing chaos and debauchery. After this, the Gang decides they don't care who they scalp, all scalps look the same. Now they hunt both Native Americans and Mexicans. |
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| The middle of the month Autumn 1849 |
The Glanton Gang is Hunted After Mexican authorities discover The Glanton Gang is killing Mexican people for scalps, a bounty is placed on John Glanton, and the gang is chased out of Mexico by General Elia's army. |
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| circa. The start of the month Spring 1850 |
The Gang Regroups After a long winter of the Gang being hunted by the Mexican Army, the Gang is nearly destroyed and scattered, the Kid is on his own. That is until the remaining members of the Gang meet in Tuscon, Arizona, for their next plan. |
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| The end of the month Mar 1850 |
The Control of the River A short time after arriving, the Gang arrives at the Colorado River, they have a new plan of attacking and robbing those who cross the river, taking their gold. The Gang betrays and kills a group of Yuma Native Americans. This will be the future cause of their downfall. |
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| The end of the month Apr 1850 |
Yuma Massacre of the Glanton Gang Weeks later after the killings, a band of Yuma Native Americans strike back, killing most of the Glanton Gang in their holdout at the Colorado River. The Kid and Tobin manage to escape. |
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| 11 Summer 1850 |
The Kid is ArrestedTwo years after the massacre, the Kid is arrested in Los Angeles and released from prison by the Judge. |
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| circa. The middle of the month Summer 1861 |
Story toldWandering alone on his jouney through the West, the Kid tells his story to a group of people. |
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| circa. Winter 1878 |
Death of The Man During the Winter of 1878, The Kid is now The Man living a solitary life in the plains of north Texas. While in Fort Griffin, he meets the Judge again, where he kills The Man in an outhouse. The story ends here |
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