The Civil War By MZeiders17 Mar 3, 1820 Missouri Compromise Missouri Compromise Jan 24, 1847 1,500 New Mexican Indians & Mexicans defeated by US Col Price Feb 4, 1847 1st US telegraph company established in Maryland Feb 22, 1847 Battle of Buena Vista: US troops beat Mexican army Jan 29, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Sep 18, 1850 Fugitive Slave Law Mar 20, 1852 Uncle Tom's Cabin May 30, 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act Mar 6, 1857 Dred Scott Decision Aug 1, 1858 First transatlantic cable is completed Oct 15, 1858 Lincoln/Douglas Debates Aug 27, 1859 First commercial oil well is drilled Oct 16, 1859 John Brown @ Harper's Ferry Oct 16, 1859 John Brown attacks Harpers Ferry Virginia Armory Nov 6, 1860 Election of Lincoln Dec 18, 1860 Crittenden Compromise Dec 20, 1860 Secession of South Carolina Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Jun 2, 1865 Civil War time-span Apr 27, 1861 Attack on Fort Sumter Jul 27, 1861 Battle of Bull Run pt. I Jan 1, 1862 Richard Gatling patents the machine gun Jan 27, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation May 8, 1863 The Vicksburg Campaign May 10, 1863 Stonewall Jackson dies May 27, 1863 The Battle of Chancellorsville Jun 9, 1863 Battle of Brandy Station Jun 13, 1863 The Gettysburg Campaign Jan 27, 1865 The Fall of the Confederacy Feb 27, 1865 Sherman Marches through North and South Carolina Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 The Assassination of President Lincoln