Pre/ Post Civil War Timeline By kati_toft@yahoo.com Jan 1, 1819 Missouri Compromise is Created Period: Jan 1, 1850 to Jan 1, 1865 Pre/ Post Civil War Events Period: Jan 1, 1850 to Jan 1, 1865 Pre/ Post Civil War Sep 18, 1850 Fugtive Slave Act Jan 1, 1852 Uncle Tom's Cabin is published May 30, 1854 Kansas- Nebraska Act Jan 1, 1855 Compromise of 1850 is created Jan 1, 1856 Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect Mar 7, 1857 Dred Scott decision in the Supreme Court Jan 1, 1859 John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry Mar 4, 1861 Abraham Lincoln takes office Mar 11, 1861 South Carolina seceeds from the United States Apr 13, 1861 Battle of Fort Sumner Jul 21, 1861 1st Battle of Bull Run Apr 6, 1862 Battle of Shiloh Sep 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam May 18, 1863 Battle of Vicksburg Jul 2, 1863 Battle of Gettysberg Nov 15, 1864 Sherman's March to the sea (Between the dates: November 15 & December 21, 1864) Jan 1, 1865 Confederation Surrenders at Appomattox Jan 1, 1865 Reconstruction Begins Apr 14, 1865 Lincoln's Assassination
