Important Events Before and During the Civil War By geaz30 Jan 1, 1820 Missouri Compromise is Created Jan 1, 1850 Compromise of 1850 is Created Sep 1, 1850 Fugitive Slave Act is Passed Mar 20, 1852 Uncle Tom's Cabin is Published Jan 1, 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act is Signed into Law Mar 7, 1857 Dred Scott Decision in the Supreme Court Oct 16, 1859 John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina Secedes from the United States Mar 4, 1861 Abe Lincoln takes office Apr 12, 1861 Battle at Fort Sumter Jul 21, 1861 1st Battle of Bull Run Apr 6, 1862 Battle of Shiloh Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect May 18, 1863 Battle of Vicksburg Jul 1, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg May 1, 1864 Sherman's March to the Sea Jan 1, 1865 Reconstruction Begins Lasted from 1865 to 1877. Apr 9, 1865 Confederacy Surrenders at Appotomattox Apr 14, 1865 Abe Lincoln is Assassinated
