civil war and reconstruction
1850-1867
July 10, 1850: Millard Fillmore sworn in as President after Zachary Taylor dies
March 20, 1852: Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin is published
December 30, 1853: Gadsden Purchase finalized, setting limits for continental United States
March 4, 1857: James Buchanan sworn in as President
August 21, 1858: The Lincoln-Douglas debates begin, ending on October 15
October 16, 1859: John Brown leads the raid on Harper's Ferry
March 20, 1852: Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin is published
December 30, 1853: Gadsden Purchase finalized, setting limits for continental United States
March 4, 1857: James Buchanan sworn in as President
August 21, 1858: The Lincoln-Douglas debates begin, ending on October 15
October 16, 1859: John Brown leads the raid on Harper's Ferry
December 20, 1860: South Carolina secedes from the Union
March 4, 1861: Abraham Lincoln sworn in as President
April 12, 1861: Fort Sumter is bombarded, beginning the Civil War
November 19, 1863: President Lincoln gives the Gettysburg Address
April 9, 1865: General Lee surrenders to General Grant at Appomattox Court House
April 14, 1865: President Lincoln is assassinated
December 18, 1865: The Thirteenth Amendment (abolition of slavery) goes into effect
March 4, 1869: Ulysses S. Grant sworn in as President
May 10, 1869: The transcontinental railroad is completed at Promontory, Utah
March 4, 1861: Abraham Lincoln sworn in as President
April 12, 1861: Fort Sumter is bombarded, beginning the Civil War
November 19, 1863: President Lincoln gives the Gettysburg Address
April 9, 1865: General Lee surrenders to General Grant at Appomattox Court House
April 14, 1865: President Lincoln is assassinated
December 18, 1865: The Thirteenth Amendment (abolition of slavery) goes into effect
March 4, 1869: Ulysses S. Grant sworn in as President
May 10, 1869: The transcontinental railroad is completed at Promontory, Utah