Civil War Timeline

By paige.erickson

  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850
    This was a package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress. It was a 4 year confrontation between free states and slave states.

  • the Dred Scott Trial Case

    the Dred Scott Trial Case
    One of most important cases in American history, the supreme court decided on the case in 1857. This was one of the causes of the civil war.

  • John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry

    John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry
    This was an attempt by the white abolitionist John Brown to start an armed slave revolt in 1859 by seizing a United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.

  • Fort Sumter is fired upon

    Fort Sumter is fired upon
    South Carolina militia batteries fired upon the vessel as it neared Charleston Harbor, forcing the ship called "star" to turn back to sea.

  • Battle of Bull Run

    Battle of Bull Run
    This battle was the first major land-based confrontation of the American Civil War.

  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam
    This battle is known as the bloodiest day in the Civil War.

  • The Emancipation Proclamation is issued

    The Emancipation Proclamation is issued
    This proclamation declared that all slaves shall be free within the rebellious states.

  • Siege of Vicksburg

    Siege of Vicksburg
    This battle was a Union victory, it was the climatic point of a long land and naval campaign by Union forces to capture a key strategic position during the American Civil War.

  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg
    This battle was a Union victory, some people say this was the most important battle in the war.

  • Battle of Missionary Ridge

    Battle of Missionary Ridge
    Battle in the west, Chatfield played a big role in this battle.

  • XIIIth Amendment

    XIIIth Amendment
    The Thirteenth Amendment (Amendment XIII) Senate passed the amendment to abolish slavery.

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
    This was when Confederate general Robert E. Lee submitted to Union, Ulysses S. Grant. This ended the Civil War.

  • Abraham Lincoln's Assassination

    Abraham Lincoln's Assassination
    John Wilkes Booth shot him in the back of the head with a .44 caliber Derringer on April 14 1865 at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C.

  • Reconstruction Act of 1867

    Reconstruction Act of 1867
    This was the series of statutes meant to help reconstruct the United States after the devastation of the Civil War.

  • Andrew Johnson's impeachment

    Andrew Johnson's impeachment
    Johnson was impeached because of his hatred and reproach to the United States Government.

  • Election of 1876

    Election of 1876
    One of the most disputed presidential elections in American history. It was between Samuel J. Tilden and Rutherford B. Hayes.