Important Events Before and During the Civil War By megansalmon14 Jan 1, 1820 Missouri Compromise is created Jan 1, 1850 Compromise of 1850 is created Sep 1, 1850 Fugitive Slave Act is passed Jan 1, 1852 Uncle Tom's Cabin is published Jan 1, 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act is signed into law May 24, 1856 John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry Jan 1, 1857 Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect Mar 6, 1857 Dred Scott decision in the Supreme Court Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina secedes from the United States 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 4, 1862 Battle of Antietam May 18, 1863 Battle of Vicksburg Jul 1, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Nov 15, 1864 Sherman'a March to the Sea Jan 1, 1865 Reconstruction Begins Apr 9, 1865 Confederacy surrenders at Appomattox Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln is assassinated
