Antebellum, Civil War and Reconstruction

War of 1812

Jun 18, 1812

Antebellum

Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Apr 12, 1861

Zebulon Pike Apointed General

Mar 12, 1813

Battle of New Orleans

Jan 8, 1815

United States United Kingdom
55 Killed 386 Killed
185 Wounded 1,521 Wounded
93 Missing 552 Missing
Total 333 Total 2,495

War of 1812 Ends

Feb 18, 1815

AndrewJackson Takes Office

Mar 4, 1829

Dred Scott vs. Sandford

Sep 8, 1856

Dred Scott v. Sandford was a highly controversial case that intensified the national debate over slavery. The case involved a slave named Dred Scott who was taken froma slave state to a free teritory and filleda lawsuit saying that since he was in a free teritory he should be able to have his freedom but Chief Justice Roger Taney who rules blacks were not citizens and are unable to sue in federal court.

President Lincoln takes office

Mar 4, 1861

Battle of Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

Civil War

Period: Apr 12, 1861 to May 10, 1865

Reconstruction

Period: Jan 1, 1863 to Mar 31, 1877

Battle Of Gettysburg Begins

Jul 1, 1863

Battle of Gettysburg Ends

Jul 3, 1863

Union Confderacy
3,155 Killed 4,708 Killed
14,531 Wounded 12,693 Wounded
5,369 Captuered/ Missing 5,830 Captured/Missing

Battle of Mansfield

Apr 8, 1864

Union Confedracy
12,000 Strong 14,000 Strong
694 Killed/Wounded 1,000 Killed/Wounded
1,423 Captured/Missing

Sherman's March to the Sea

Nov 15, 1864

Led by Maj. Gen. Wiliam Sherman.
Captured the city of Atlanta on November 16
and ended the campaign with the capture of the Port of Savannah.

Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Apr 15, 1865

Appomattox Courthouse

May 10, 1865

Ulysses S. Grant Takes Office

Mar 4, 1869