Timeline: Civil War Timeline

Sep 18, 1850

Fugitive Slave Act

Website Here. The Fugitive Slave Act, or the Compromise of 1850, intended to make California a free state, however it was also to give slaveholdings to slave owners in Texas.

Period: Sep 18, 1850 to Dec 31, 1865

1850-1865

May 30, 1854

The Kansas-Nebraska Act

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act was to allow people in the States of Kansas and Nebraska to choose if they wanted to support Slavery.

Apr 9, 1860

Election of 1860

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A presidential election which took place in April, 1860, which democrats met at Charleston, South Carolina.

Apr 12, 1861

Battle of Fort Sumter

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THe Battle of Fort Sumter is when the Civil War begins, by Confederate bombardments onto the fort, claiming victory soon after.

Mar 9, 1862

The Monitor vs. Merrimack

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The mointer vs. Merrimack was the first notable naval battle that used heavy ships.

Apr 6, 1862

The Battle of Shiloh

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The Battle of Shiloh was the 2nd greatest engagement in the Civil War, using both infantry and cannon warfare.

Jan 1, 1863

The Emancipation Proclamation

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The Emancipation Proclamation was orginally supposed to end slavery in the Confederate side, but not the Union states, and allow Blacks to join Union and it's army.

Jul 1, 1863

The Battle of Gettysburg

Website Here. The Battle of Gettysburg was a 3 dayt battle, taking place in many locations that determined the fate of the Confederate and Union soldiers.

Apr 7, 1865

Surrender at Appomattox

Website Here. The Surrender at Appomattox was decisive surrender of the Confederates under the command of General Lee, to the Union under General Grant.