Seasons & Episodes
Summer 1842 - Summer 1844
1842: Orry Main leaves the cotton plantation near Charleston that he's heir to on his way to West Point for two years of
Autumn 1844 - Spring 1848
George distracts Orry, whose brooding about Madeline wrecks his West Point performance. Bent bluffs his way out of a cou
Spring 1848 - Summer 1854
George and Orry's friendship is severely tested when one of the Mains' slaves escapes. Orry still travels to Pennsylvani
Summer 1854 - Autumn 1856
When the Hazards visit Mont Royal, Billy loses interest in Ashton when he sees her with another man, turning his interes
Spring 1857 - November 1860
With Madeline locked in her room and nearly starving to death, Justin convinces the doctor to prescribes a daily dose of
November 6, 1860 - April 12, 1861
Lincoln is elected President, and George pays a surprise visit to Orry to apologize for what his fanatical sister said o
June 1861 - July 21, 1861
Orry and Charles, now officers in the Confederate Army, leave the Main family plantation for the war in Virginia. Orry,
July 1861 - Summer 1862
The ebb and flow of war has begun with victories and defeats on both sides. Brett and Semiramis make it safely back to M
September 17, 1862 - Spring 1864
By September 1862, the South appears to be on the verge of victory. President Lincoln wants to emancipate all slaves but
May 1864 - Late Autumn 1864
Ulysses S. Grant is made commander of the Northern Armies, having an immediate effect but at very high costs in casualti
December 1864 - February 1865
Charles and Orry set out to rescue George Hazard, who is being held at Libby Prison in Richmond. They make sure he gets
March 1865 - April 1865
The fighting ends with a Northern victory. Orry and George fight against each other (although not directly) in the last
Summer 1865 - Autumn 1865
With the war having come to an end, Orry and Madeline are living in Richmond until Mont Royal can be rebuilt, where Bent
Autumn 1865 - Spring 1866
With Madeline's school burned to the ground by the Klan, they decide to rebuild. Cooper Main has discovered phosphates o
Spring 1866 - Summer 1866
When George Hazard learns that it's his sister-in-law who owns the majority shares in the mining operation at Mont Royal
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