dates between 1850-1865 By 8516314383 Sep 15, 1850 fugitive slave act. The Fugitive Slave Act acted upon the return of runaway slaves, regardless of where in the Union they might be at the time of the discovery or capture May 30, 1854 nebraska kansas act Antislavery supporters were mad because, under the terms of the Missouri compromise of 1820, slavery would have been taken out of in both territories. Sep 6, 1860 Election of 1860 was the 19th presidential election. Apr 12, 1861 Battle Of Summer Fort The Battle of Fort Sumter was the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter. Mar 9, 1862 monitor vs. merrimack two American warships that fought the first engagement between ironclad ships. Apr 6, 1862 The Battle of Shiloh 40,000 Confederate soldiers under the command of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston went to war in the close by woods and struck a line of Union soldiers on ground near Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation The Emancipation Procolamtion was when Abraham made slaves free in certain states in 1863. Jul 3, 1863 the Battle of Gettysburg On July 1, Confederates drove Union defenders through Gettysburg to Cemetery Hill Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appttomax The Battle of Appottomax was the final engagement of Confederate States Army General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Dec 6, 1865 The Thirteenth Ammendment The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery except as punishment for a crime.