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=Claire Devlin=



Siblings:** David Kenel, Kate Kenel, and Sarah Kenel = = =Photographs:=
 * Name:** Claire Devlin
 * Birthday**: April 23, 1832
 * Hometown**: Belmont, Virginia
 * Relationship Status:** Happily Married **to John Devlin
 * Parents:** Daniel Kenel and Cathleen Kenel
 * Gender**: Female.
 * Profession**: Civil war nurse
 * Political Views**: Republican
 * Religious Views**: Catholic
 * Likes**: Horseback riding, cooking, dressing up, being faithful to my husband.
 * Dislikes**: Watching my husband go out to war risking his life in m honor, and slavery.
 * School**: Homeschool
 * My Husband John Devlin before going off into the Civil War.**

**The house that I now live in that my great great grandfather has built for my parents to pass down to generations to generations to come.**


 * My Parents Cathleen Kenel and Daniel Kenel on june 17, 1843**.


 * Myself taking care of a solider after he has been wounded.**


 * One of the many different kinds of dresses that I own**


 * Note #1 - What is slavery and why does it exist? **

In my opinion slavery is a form of forced labor which forces people to work against their will and is considered property of others. Slaves can be captured from the day to they are born or the day they have been captured. If a slave disobeyed you in some societies it was allowed to kill a slave and in others it was committed as a crime. I think the killings of a slave in entirely wrong in everyway. Being forced from hard labor would make the life of the person dull and to them meaningless. I would always wonder why slavery existed and why people would watch the lives of others suffer. Even though my family does own slaves it is because I as a woman have no say in which to no free slaves


 * Note #2 - What were the ideals for which the Revolutionary War was fought? **

In the constitution is states that “all men are created equal” I strongly believe in that quote because that’s what our follow leaders wrote. God created all men equal and in his image. As Thomas Jefferson has stated "we hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights that among these are the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." And that’s how every American should live by.

Note #3 -

Slavery has been around for many years, and many slaves escaped to have their freedom.

=Status Updates:=
 * 1850 -** I’m so devastated I can’t believe President Taylor died of cholera and vice-president Millard Fillmore is now in office to take his place. Many of the southerners must be relieved since he was taking a moderate stance on the issue of slavery. Hopefully Millard Fillmore will make a great president and do the same to make America a united country. **– Posted on July 9, 1850**


 * 1852-** Since the Civil war has started and I said goodbye to my husband I find myself quite lonely lately. I go to the nursing station in a couple weeks for my shift so that’s going to be interesting helping and taking care of all the wounded soldiers. – **Posted on November 23, 1852**


 * 1853-** The news I’ve be hearing around the town is all about the Gadsden Purchase ­ for $10 million, Mexico agrees to cede a rectangular strip of territory along the (present-day) border of Arizona and New Mexico, which provides part of an ideal route for a railroad to the Pacific Ocean. **Posted on February 16, 1853**


 * 1853-** I’m very pleased with my new choice of literature today. My new book is by Elizabeth Barrett Browning and she is a great poets. She wrote many books of Poems. I am currently reading . Well, I’m on the last chapter and I recommend this book to anyone looking for a great book of poetry. **Posted on June 4, 1853**


 * 1854 –** I have to go back out to work again. I’m not to excited about that but I’m helping my country doing something I live for others. My Husband also wrote to me all these letters that I received today. But since “Bleeding Kansas" ­ which is a small scale where the civil war is erupting in Kansas between free-state and slave state factions. **Posted on March 31, 1854**


 * 1855-** I am now currently reading a new form of writing written by Frederick Douglass - My Bondage and My Freedom which is about his autobiography and journey. I think I’m actually going to enjoy this book because he’s a very stronger believer that slavery in the south is wrong and I strongly agree with him on that one. **Posted on January 25,1855.**


 * 1856 –** New around town is that the Democrat James Buchanan is elected President. But I am truly sadden that the Republican Frémont came in second, sweeping many of the Northern states. But good thing about this situation is that John C. Breckenridge is Vice President. This is good because John C. Breckenridge **Posted on November 3, 1856**


 * 1857-** Today I’ve learned a new song that I am teaching some of my patients. The song is called My Own Pretty Rose by Thomas Haynes Bayley. My mother used to sing this to me when I was little and she sounded so beautiful singing it. I think the patients enjoy this kind of music, it seems like it relaxes them. **Posted on August 5,**


 * 1859- I heard today that** John Brownís raided on Harpers Ferry ­Brown leader of a group of whites and blacks to attack the Federal arsenal. I also heard that Brown is tried for conspiracy and then hanged. I can’t believe he would such a thing. Well he was put to his justice. **Posted on October 7, 1859**