John Greenleaf Whittier

Events

1

Episodes

2

Years

1858

Every event in Historedia whose sources name John Greenleaf Whittier, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Marais des Cygnes massacre in Bleeding Kansas

   1858

   Role: Poet

   1. 119 May 1858 · Marais des Cygnes river areaMassacre of Free-State Men

      Pro-slavery border ruffians led by Charles Hamilton killed five free-state men in Kansas Territory on May 19, 1858.

   2. 2September 1858 · Publication venueLiterary Response

      John Greenleaf Whittier wrote a poem titled "Le Marais du Cygne" in response to the massacre.

Sources

1. Marais des Cygnes massacre Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-05