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comprmise of 1850
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Slave trade in Washington DC was abolished, but slave ownership continued. California was accepted in the Union as a free state. Governments in New Mexico and Utah were organized -
dred scott
Dred Scott was born into slavery in 1795. He moved from his home state of Virginia, with his slave master Peter Blow eventually settling in Saint Louis, Missouri in 1830. After the death of his first slave master he was eventually purchased by an army surgeon named John Emerson. -
battle of fort sumter
On April 12, 1861, General P.G.T. Beauregard, in command of the Confederate forces around Charleston Harbor, opened fire on the Union garrison holding Fort Sumter. At 2:30pm on April 13 Major Robert Anderson, garrison commander, surrendered the fort and was evacuated the next day -
battle of chickamaungia
The only battle that had more casualties was the Battle of Gettysburg. It was the first battle of the war fought in Georgia. Rosecrans had hoped to continue with the Union offensive in the Western Theater. Union troops had pushed the Confederates out of Chattanooga, Tennessee.