Gerald O'Hara Timeline & Summary

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Gerald O'Hara Timeline & Summary

  • During the political troubles between England and Ireland, Gerald kills a man.
  • He comes to America, where his brothers help him get on his feet; he wins a slave and a plantation through gambling, and builds Tara.
  • He marries Ellen Robillard, who belongs to an established family.
  • They have three daughters, along with several sons who die in infancy.
  • The Civil War starts.
  • During the war, Ellen contracts typhus and dies.
  • Gerald loses his mind; Scarlett takes over the running of Tara; the war ends.
  • After Scarlett moves to Atlanta, Suellen tries to convince Gerald to sign a loyalty oath to the Union in order to get money.
  • Gerald comes to and refuses, and then dies trying to jump a fence with his horse.