Civil War Timeline By Matthew_Brown Period: Jan 1, 1819 to Jan 1, 1866 Civil War Jan 1, 1820 Missouri compromise is created Jan 1, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Sep 1, 1850 Fugitive Slave Act is Passed Jan 1, 1852 Uncle Tom's Cabin is Published Jan 2, 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act is Signed Into Law Mar 6, 1857 Dred Dcott decision made in the supreme court Oct 16, 1859 John Brown's raid on harper's ferry Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina secedes from the union Mar 3, 1861 Abraham Lincoln Takes Office Apr 12, 1861 Battle at Fort Sumter Jul 22, 1861 1st Battle of Bull Run Apr 7, 1862 Battle of shiloh Sep 4, 1862 Battle of Antietam Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation proclamation goes into effect Jul 1, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Jul 3, 1863 Battle of Vicksburg Nov 15, 1864 Sherman's March to Sea Jan 1, 1865 Reconstruction Begins Apr 9, 1865 Confederacy surrenders at appomattax Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln is Assassinated
