The document provides a chapter-by-chapter summary of the book "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. In Chapter 1, Sam tells his family he is going to war which causes an argument with his father. In Chapter 2, Timothy tries to persuade Sam not to go but Sam insists. Sam steals his father's gun. In Chapter 14, despite Timothy's efforts to rescue him, Sam is shot and killed while being released from prison as a prisoner of war.

2. Chapter #1 - Sam tells his family that he will go out for a war. - Mr.Meeker, Sam’s father, disagrees and fights with Sam. - Timothy hears Mr.Meeker crying after fighting.

3. Chapter #2 - Timothy goes to church and thinks about Sam. - Timothy goes to Sam to persuade him not to go for a war, but Sam does not listen to Timothy. - Sam steals Mr.Meeker’s gun.

4. Chapter #3 - Even though a war is going on, the city seems too normal to Timothy. - Betsy asks to tell Sam’s family when Sam comes back to Timothy but Timothy refuses it. - Timothy works hard and changes, and Sam comes back at November.

5. Chapter #4 - Rebel soldiers come and ask Mr.Meeker for his gun but Sam stole it so he is in danger. - Timothy goes to find Sam and takes Sam’s gun while Sam is sleeping. - Sam and Timothy goes back to home and Mr.Meeker welcomes Sam.

6. Chapter #5 - Now Timothy can feel the war. - Mr.Heron asks Mr.Meeker that he wants Timothy for his apprentice. - Tim and Jerry plans to escape and run Mr.Heron’s errands.

7. Chapter #6 - Timothy goes to Mr.Heron to deliver letters. - Betsy spies and tells Timothy that Mr.Heron told about Sam to her so Timothy was shocked. - Betsy feels that Sam will be in danger if she does not check the letter so Timothy and she checks it.

8. Chapter #7 - Timothy does not meet Mr.Heron after failing to send the letter. - Mr.Meeker and Mrs.Meeker argues to respond or not to Sam’s letter and Mrs.Meeker just sends respond. - Mr.Meeker and Timothy meets cattle thieves and they tried to beat up Mr.Meeker.

9. Chapter #8 - Timothy meets his poor cousins and feel thankful to his family. - Timothy’s family and Platt’s family, who are Tim’s cousins, discuss about the war. - Mr.Meeker and Timothy finishes a successful trade but it snows so hard to go back.

10. Chapter #9 - Timothy and Mr.Meeker was going through the snows and Tim feels lonely when Mr.Meeker goes ahead. - Timothy follows Mr.Meeker but recognizes that cow-boys ambushed Mr.Meeker. - Timothy meets cow-boys but Tim could save his family’s goods from cow-boys and feel proud of it.

11. Chapter #10 - Because Mr.Meeker and Sam is not at home, Timothy and Mrs.Meeker do lots of work. - British troops march in and they cause violent events. - Timothy watches the scene that British’s massacre of Rebels.

12. Chapter #11 - Timothy heard that Sam’s troop is coming to Redding so wishes Sam to return. - Timothy ran to the troops to meet Sam and Mrs.Meeker tells to come back but Sam refuses. - Sam stays and Timothy goes with his mother.

13. Chapter #12 - Timothy and Mrs.Meeker finds out that Mr.Meeker and Jerry died in the prison. - Timothy still works hard for tavern. - Sam returns to home but he is caught as a cattle thief even though he is innocent.

14. Chapter #13 - Timothy goes to Colonel Parsons to tell that Sam is innocent. - Even though Mrs.Meeker tried, Sam’s situation was so bad that he has to be shot and killed. - Timothy takes care of Sam and tells him that it will get better but Sam does not believe it.

15. Chapter #14 - Sam’s situation is not considered so Mrs.Meeker feels gloomy and sad about it. - Timothy goes to rescue Sam but gets shot by the sleeping guard. - Finally the prisoners came out and even though Timothy shouted not to shoot, Sam was shot and dead.