Civil War By kennedyg22 Jan 1, 1820 Missouri Compromise Sep 1, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Sep 18, 1850 Fugitive Slave Law Mar 20, 1852 Uncle Tom's Cabin May 30, 1854 Kansas- Nebraska Act Mar 6, 1857 Dred Scott Decision Oct 15, 1858 Lincoln/Douglas Debates Oct 16, 1859 John Brown at Harper's Ferry Nov 6, 1860 Election of Lincoln Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina Secedes Feb 1, 1861 Confederate government formed Jul 21, 1861 Battle of Bull Run Feb 6, 1862 Grant takes Fort Henry and Fort Donelson Mar 1, 1862 Peninsula Campaign Apr 6, 1862 Battle of Shiloh Jun 25, 1862 Seven Day Battles Aug 28, 1862 Second Battle of Bull Run Sep 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam Sep 22, 1862 Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation Dec 18, 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg Jan 1, 1863 Final Emancipation Proclamation Apr 30, 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville May 18, 1863 Fall of Vicksburg Jul 1, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Jul 9, 1863 Fall of Port Hudson May 5, 1864 Grant’s Wilderness Campaign May 31, 1864 Battle of Cold Harbor Jun 1, 1864 Lincoln defeats McClellan for presidency Apr 9, 1865 Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Apr 15, 1865 Lincoln assassinated
