Civil war

Important Events Before and During the Civil War

By DLJ99

  • Missouri Compromise is Created

    Missouri Compromise is Created

  • Compromise of 1850 is Created

    Compromise of 1850 is Created

  • Fugitive Slave Act is Passed

    Fugitive Slave Act is Passed

  • Uncle Tom's Cabin is Published

    Uncle Tom's Cabin is Published

  • Kansas-Nebraska Act is signed into law

    Kansas-Nebraska Act is signed into law

  • Dred Scott Decision in Surpreme Court

    Dred Scott Decision in Surpreme Court

  • John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry

    John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry

  • South Carolina secedes from the United States

    South Carolina secedes from the United States

  • Abraham Lincoln Takes Office

    Abraham Lincoln Takes Office

  • Battle At Fort Sumter

    Battle At Fort Sumter

  • 1st Battle of Bull Run

    1st Battle of Bull Run

  • Battle of Shiloh

    Battle of Shiloh

  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam

  • Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect

    Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect

  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg

  • Battle of Vicksburg

    Battle of Vicksburg

  • Sherman's March To The Sea

    Sherman's March To The Sea

  • Confederacy Surrenders at Appomattox

    Confederacy Surrenders at Appomattox

  • Reconstruction Begins

    Reconstruction Begins

  • Abraham Lincoln is Assassinated

    Abraham Lincoln is Assassinated