Civil war By samgoboo@aol.com Jan 1, 1820 Missouri Compromise Sep 1, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Sep 18, 1850 Fugitive Slave Act Mar 20, 1852 Uncle Tom's Cabin Published May 30, 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act signed into law Mar 6, 1857 Dred scott (supreme court) Oct 16, 1859 John Brown's Raid Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina secedes from Union Mar 4, 1861 Abraham Lincoln takes Office Apr 12, 1861 Battle of Fort Sumter Jul 21, 1861 1st Battle of the Bull Run Apr 6, 1862 Battle of Shiloh Sep 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam Jan 1, 1863 Emancipatation Proclamation goes into effect May 18, 1863 Battle of Vicksburg Jul 21, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Nov 15, 1864 Sherman's March to the Sea Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln Assassinated Apr 19, 1865 Confederacy surrenders at Appomattox Jan 1, 1867 Reconstruction Begins
