Before the Civil War By greenaustin35 Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 Mexican -American War Jan 1, 1848 Thomas Cole's The Good Shepherd was created Jan 24, 1848 gold found in California Jan 1, 1852 Frederick Edwin Church's Home By the Lake Mar 20, 1852 Harriet Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin published Jan 1, 1861 Louis Remy Mignot's Travelers in a Tropical Landscape Apr 12, 1861 Civil War begins at Fort Sumter, SC