The Civil War By kwheeler17 Mar 3, 1820 Missouri Compromise Jan 29, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Sep 18, 1850 Fugitive Slave Law Mar 20, 1852 Uncle Tom's Cabin Mar 30, 1854 Kansas-Neb Act Mar 6, 1857 Dred Scott Decision Aug 21, 1858 Lincoln/Douglas Debate Oct 8, 1859 John Brown @ Harper's Ferry Nov 6, 1860 Election of Lincoln Nov 6, 1860 Lincoln Elected President Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina Secedes the Union Period: Apr 12, 1861 to May 9, 1865 Civil War Jul 21, 1861 Battle at Bull Run Jan 1, 1862 Lee defeats Burnside and the Army of the Potomac at Fredericksburg, VA Period: Apr 6, 1862 to Apr 7, 1862 Battle of Shiloh Period: Jun 25, 1862 to Jul 1, 1862 Seven Days Battle Sep 17, 1862 Antietam Period: Dec 11, 1862 to Dec 15, 1862 Battle of Fredricksburg May 1, 1863 Lee defeats Hooker at Chancellorsville, VA Jul 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclimation Period: Jul 1, 1863 to Jul 3, 1863 Gettysburg Jul 4, 1863 Surrender at Vicksburg Nov 19, 1863 Gettysburg Adress Nov 19, 1863 Gettysburg Address May 31, 1864 Cold Horbor Apr 2, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 5, 1865 Battle at Amealia Spings Apr 6, 1865 Rice's Station Apr 7, 1865 Cumberland's Church Apr 14, 1865 Lincoln’s Assassination