The Civil War By eroark17 Jan 29, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Sep 18, 1850 Fugitive Slave Law Mar 20, 1852 Uncle Tom's Cabin May 30, 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act Mar 6, 1857 Dred Scott Decision Aug 21, 1858 Lincoln/Douglas Debate Oct 16, 1859 John Brown at Harpers Ferry Nov 6, 1860 Election of Lincoln Nov 6, 1860 Abraham Lincoln is elected sixteenth president of the United States Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina Secedes Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina secedes from the Union. Feb 9, 1861 The southern states that seceded create a government at Montgomery, Alabama, and the Confederate States of America are formed Apr 12, 1861 Southern forces fire upon Fort Sumter Jun 10, 1861 Battle of Big Bethel Jul 21, 1861 Battle of Bull run Sep 20, 1861 Lexington, Missouri falls to Confederate forces under Sterling Price. Feb 6, 1862 Surrender of Fort Henry, Tennessee Aug 28, 1862 Second Battle of Bull Run Sep 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam Dec 15, 1862 Lee defeats Burnside and Army of the Potomac at Fredericksburg, VA Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation May 6, 1863 Lee defeats Joseph Hooker at Chancellorsville, VA May 18, 1863 Siege of Vicksburg Jul 1, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Nov 23, 1863 Chattanooga Nov 8, 1864 Abraham Lincoln is reelected president of the United States Nov 15, 1864 Shermans March to the Sea Apr 2, 1865 Davis and his government set fire to capital building to keep Union from using it and flee Apr 9, 1865 Battle of Appomattox Court House Apr 26, 1865 John Wilkes Caught