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Fugitive Slave Act require citizens help catch runaway slaves
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Kansas-Nebraska Act leads to violence
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Abraham Lincoln is elected president
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Civil War begins with bombardment of Fort Sumter
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Battle of the Mentor v.s. and Merrimack, also called Battle of Hampton Roads, in the American Civil War, naval engagement Hampton Roads.
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The Battle of Shiloh began on Sunday, April 6, 1862 and ended on Monday, April 7, 1862.
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President Abraham issued the Emancitpation Proclaimation on January 1,1863
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Battle of Gettysburg began on Wednesday, July 1, 1863 and ended on Friday, July 3, 1863
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The Battle of Appomattox Court House, fought on the morning of April 9, 1865
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The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Consitiution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishement for a crime.