The Civil War Timeline

  • First issue of the liberator

    First issue of the liberator

    Garrison co-published it weekly for 35 years.
  • Compromise of 1850-Passed

    Compromise of 1850-Passed

    It was a group of bills passed by the United States at one point.
  • Uncle Toms Cabin published

    Uncle Toms Cabin published

    In the first year after it was published, 300,000 copies of the book were sold in the United States.
  • Kansas-Nebraska act passed

    Kansas-Nebraska act passed

    It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether or not to allow slavery within their borders.
  • James Buchanan sworn into office as the 15th president

    James Buchanan sworn into office as the 15th president

    He served as president from 1857 to 1861, during the build-up to the Civil War.
  • Dred Scott decision

    Dred Scott decision

    He did not win and continued to be an enslaved person.
  • John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry

    John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry

    John Brown and a group of abolitionist tried to attack or give weapons to slaves so they could attack their slave owner.
  • Abe Lincoln is Elected President

    Abe Lincoln is Elected President

    He was the first Republican President of the U.S.
  • South Carolina secedes from the Union

    South Carolina secedes from the Union

    It were the first to secede.
  • Battle of Fort Sumpter begins

    Battle of Fort Sumpter begins

    The result was a Confederate victory.
  • Battle of Bull Run

    Battle of Bull Run

    The Battle of Bull Run was the first major battle of the Civil War.
  • Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect

    Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect

    It stipulated that if the Southern states did not cease their rebellion by January 1st, 1863, then Proclamation would go into effect.
  • Battle of Gettysburg Begins

    Battle of Gettysburg Begins

    The war continued until July 3, 1863.
  • Sherman's March to the Sea Begins

    Sherman's March to the Sea Begins

    Sherman begins his expedition across Georgia by torching the industrial section of Atlanta and pulling away from his supply lines.
  • The Surrender at Appomattox Court House

    The Surrender at Appomattox Court House

    This was one of the last battles of the Civil War.
  • Lincoln's Assassination

    Lincoln's Assassination

    He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on good Friday.