A House United

2010

 * When returning to their dorm to grab a lost computer, Theo Bell, Rob Grandon, Tim Pasco, Dorothy Griffin, and Cheyenne Space are transported to 1938 along with their school campus.

1860

 * After a few weeks of getting their bearings the five students confirm where and when they are by a local newspaper in Tucson, New Mexico Territory.
 * Theo, being the history buff of the group, decides that in order to prevent the failures of reconstruction and the bloody history of the war, that they must use their school's resources to build a series of modern weapons to give an overwhelming advantage to the Union, and advanced farming equipment to discourage support for the confederacy by making slavery unnecessary.

1861

 * February: Theo travels by train to Washington to meet with President Lincoln with news of an advanced new weaponry that would ease the pacification of the rebellion in the south. He meets the President and reveals to him an automatic rifle, (similar to the AK-47). He demonstrates it with Colonel's Lee and Sherman, along with Major General McClellan observing. They are all profoundly impressed with the weapon, and Theo promises that he can make enough to supply the Army of the Potomac given the proper funding. President Lincoln immediately signs appropriations to Theo for weapons manufacturing.
 * March: Rob unveils the first practical motorized farming combine.
 * April: In a slim majority, Virginia elects to stay in the Union. This is partly for fear of the Army of the Potomac's fearsome new weapons, and at the prospect of many large plantations planning to buy the new combines, manufactured in the North.
 * May: Robert E. Lee takes command of the Union Army at the rank of Major General.

1862

 * The Army of the Potomac is now supplied with M-1 Assault rifles, and a few simple automobiles. General Lee leeds his army into South Carolina where they retake the state capitol with little difficulty.
 * General Stonewall Secures the last rebels in Tennessee.
 * The USS Monitor is completed, it resembles a WWI ship more than OTLs Iron Clads.
 * Emancipation Proclamation is delivered by President Lincoln

1863

 * The Army of the Potomac continues to march deeper into the south, taking North Carolina and South Carolina with little difficulty.
 * Theo begins outfitting General Grant's army with M-1s.
 * Dorothy reveals penicillin to the world. Deaths by infection in the Union Army nearly vanish.

1864

 * April: The Battle of Montgomery begins.
 * May: After a month of fighting General Lee marches into the Capitol of the Confederacy and accepts the surrender of President Jefferson Davis, the American Civil War ends with a resounding defeat of the Rebel states, with minimal loss of life on the Union Side.
 * President Lincoln gives the Montgomery Address. It is very similar to OTLs Gettiesburg Address.
 * John Wilks Booth is killed in his sleep by an unknown assassin.

1865

 * President Lincoln signs the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the US constitution. Aided by Theo, now one of the Presidents closer advisers. Their ares a few significant differences in the Amendments. The 13th Amendment now includes a provision entitling all former slaves to 40 acres and a Mule, to be provided by their former masters, and the US government. President Lincoln issues an immediate pardon to all former Confederate soldiers, and lower level government officials, though the leaders of the rebellion do stand trial for treason.
 * Robert E. Lee resigns from the Army. His resignation contains a statement that, "I can no longer serve the United States Army with the knowledge that I have invaded my own country. I hope to live out the rest of my days in a trade of peace."
 * October: General Stonewall Jackson is found dead in his study. It is confirmed that he died by his own hand. A letter to his family expresses similar sentiments against his part in the war as General Lee.
 * Robert E. Lee announces that he intends to run for governor of Virginia.

1866

 * President Lincoln signs new appropriations to the Reconstruction Act, providing economic aide to rebuild the southern Economy, and provide a standard gage for rail way lines between the north and the south.