Important Dates Before and During the Civil War By david27785 Period: Jan 12, 1815 to Jan 1, 1870 Important Dates Before and During the Civil War Jan 1, 1820 Missouri Compromise is Created Jan 1, 1850 Compromise of 1850 is Created Sep 18, 1850 Fugitive Slave Act is Passed Jan 1, 1852 Uncle Tom's Cabin is Published May 30, 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act is Singned into LAaw Mar 6, 1857 Dred Scott Decision in the Supreme Court Date is when the trial started Oct 16, 1859 John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina Secedes from the Union Mar 4, 1861 Abraham Lincoln Takes Office Apr 12, 1861 Battle at Fort Sumter Jul 21, 1861 1st Battle of Bull Run Apr 6, 1862 Battle of Shiloh Sep 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamiation Goes into Effect May 18, 1863 Battle of VIcksburg Date is When event started Jul 1, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Sep 2, 1864 Sherman's March to the Sea Jan 1, 1865 Reconstruction Begins Apr 9, 1865 Confederacy Surrenders at Appomattox Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln is Assassinated
