Important Events Before and During the Civil War By sydeli Mar 3, 1820 Missouri Compromise is passed Sep 18, 1850 Fugitive Slave Act is passed Sep 19, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Mar 20, 1852 Uncle Tom's Cabin is published May 30, 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act is signed into law Mar 6, 1857 Dred Scott decision in the Suoreme Court Oct 16, 1859 John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry Nov 6, 1860 Abraham Lincoln takes office Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina seceds from the United States Apr 12, 1861 Battle at Fort Sumter Jul 21, 1861 First Battle of Bull Run Apr 6, 1862 Battle of Shiloh Sep 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect Period: May 18, 1863 to Jul 4, 1863 Battle of Vicksburg Jul 1, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Ended on July 3, 1863 Period: Nov 15, 1864 to Dec 21, 1864 Sherman's March to the Sea Jan 1, 1865 Reconstruction begins Apr 9, 1865 Confederacy surrenders at Appoattox Apr 14, 1865 Assasination of Abraham Lincoln
