Civil War Events By nataliehagel Jan 29, 1850 Compromise of 1850 May 30, 1854 The Kansas Nebraska Act 1855 Bleeding Kansas Mar 6, 1857 The Dred Scott Decision Aug 21, 1858 Lincoln- Douglas Debates Oct 16, 1859 Harper's Ferry 1860 Lincoln's Election Apr 12, 1861 Fort Sumter Jul 21, 1861 Bull Run Sep 17, 1862 Antietam Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation 1863 Gettysburg and Gettysburg Address 1864 Andersonville Prison Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Court House Apr 9, 1865 Reconstruction Apr 14, 1865 Assassination of Abraham Lincoln