Important Events Before and during the Civil War By Hareed14 Period: Jan 1, 1820 to May 31, 1865 Timespan Mar 1, 1820 Missiouri Compromise is created Jan 29, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Sep 18, 1850 Fugitive Slave Act passed Mar 20, 1852 Uncle Tom's Cabin Published May 30, 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act signed into law Mar 1, 1857 Dred Scott decision in Supreme Court Oct 16, 1859 John Browns Raid on Harper Lee Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina Seceds from the Untited States Mar 4, 1861 Abraham Lincoln takes office Apr 12, 1861 Battle of Fort Sumter Jul 16, 1861 1st Battle of Bull Run Apr 6, 1862 Battle of Shiloh Sep 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect May 18, 1863 Battle og Vicksburg Jul 1, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Nov 15, 1864 Shermans March to the Sea Apr 1, 1865 Reconstruction Begins Apr 7, 1865 Confederacy surrenders at Appomattox Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln is assasinated
