The Civil War

Dred Scott Case

Mar 6, 1857

Abraham Lincoln elected

Nov 6, 1860

South Carolina Secedes, December 20, 1860

Dec 20, 1860

confederate states are formed

Feb 9, 1861

Fort Sumter attacked

Apr 12, 1861

Virginia Secedes

Apr 17, 1861

Proclamation Blockade

Apr 19, 1861

Battle of Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

Battle of Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

Emancipation Proclamation

Sep 22, 1862

Battle of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

Douglas meets Lincoln

Aug 10, 1863

Lincoln Re-Elected

Nov 8, 1864

Thirteenth Amendment

Jan 31, 1865