Civil War By jlwitt Aug 21, 1831 Nat Turner's Revolt Mar 24, 1849 Henry "Box" Brown escapes slavery Mar 6, 1857 Dred Scott Case Oct 16, 1859 John Brown raids Harper's Ferry Nov 6, 1860 Abraham Lincoln is elected president Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina secedes from the Union Apr 12, 1861 Fort Sumter Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 9, 1865 Civil War Apr 17, 1861 Virginia secedes from the Union Jul 21, 1861 First Battle of Bull Run Mar 8, 1862 Sea battle between the Monitor and Merrimack Aug 29, 1862 Second Battle of Bull Run Dec 13, 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Jul 1, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Apr 2, 1865 Richmond burns Apr 9, 1865 Appomattox Court House Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant
