The Civil War By mwork17 Jan 1, 1819 Missouri Compromise Sep 1, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Sep 18, 1850 Fugitive Slave Law Mar 20, 1852 uncle Tom's Cabin May 30, 1854 Kansas- Neb Act Jan 1, 1857 Dred Scott Dercision Jan 1, 1858 Lincoln Douglas Debates Oct 16, 1859 John Brown @Harpers Fery Nov 6, 1860 Election of lincoln Nov 6, 1860 lincoln becomes president Dec 20, 1860 south carolina suceeds Mar 11, 1861 Confederate Constitution Signed Apr 12, 1861 civil war begins Apr 12, 1861 fort sumpter Jul 4, 1861 Lincoln Requests army Jul 21, 1861 Battle of bull run Apr 6, 1862 shilo Tenessee Jun 25, 1862 7 days battle Dec 1, 1862 Lee defeats Burnside Dec 16, 1862 white hall Mar 3, 1863 Military Draft Mar 30, 1863 wilmington May 1, 1863 chancllervill May 18, 1863 vicsburg May 25, 1863 Lee defeats Joseph Hooker Jul 1, 1863 Gettysburg Mar 1, 1865 Nearing the end of the war Mar 19, 1865 Bentonvill Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln was assassinated Apr 25, 1865 confederate surrender