DATE PAGE 1846. Iowa admitted into the Union as a free State, 12, 19 1847. Personal liberty laws passed by Pennsyl 18 "Upper California" acquired from Mexico 88, 136 1849. California organized a State government 1850. California admitted into the Union as a free State 19 The slave trade abolished in the District of Columbia The slave territory extended to the Pacific, 12, 19 21 21, 207 54 207 The Territory of New Mexico organized Georgia and other States threatened to secede 1853. The Mesilla Valley purchased from Mexico. 1854. The slavery line of Missouri Compromise in 18 23 validated by the Kansas-Nebraska Bill 22, 91 1855. First Free State Constitution adopted in Personal liberty laws passed by Maine, Mas- 1857. Slave State Constitution adopted in Kan sas . 23, 178 The Dred Scott decision declared slavery rightful throughout the United States 25, 97 1858. Minnesota admitted into the Union. Personal liberty laws passed by Kansas and Wisconsin DATE PAGE 1858. The Republican party's attitude toward slavery set forth by Lincoln at Springfield 98-111 1859. Oregon admitted into the Union. Personal liberty law passed by Ohio. 1860. Lincoln elected president December 14. Manifesto issued by Southern II 88 121 127 December 18. Crittenden introduced in the nance of Secession December 20. South Carolina published 130 . 131-151 1861. January 8. The Star of the West fired upon January 10-February 1. Mississippi, Florida, passed secession ordinances January 29. Kansas admitted into the Union 221 223 131 24 February 8. Constitution of the Confederacy March 4. Proposed Thirteenth Amendment, perpetuating slavery, signed by Buchanan April. Fort Pickens relieved. 210 211 April 18. Harper's Ferry abandoned April 19. The Sixth Massachusetts Regiment April 20. Gosport Navy Yard abandoned mander in chief of the forces of Vir 239 238 361, 391, 510 239 239 ginia May 6. Arkansas seceded May 13. North Carolina seceded May 13. Great Britain issued proclamation of neutrality . . July 20. Richmond made the capital of the Confederate government July 21. Battle of Bull Run August 6. Confiscation Act passed 394 450 October 3. Battle of Corinth 285 October 21. The battle of Ball's Bluff . 252 General Scott 251 November. The president recommended Con- 450 captured 393 November 8. Mason and Slidell, the Con- 252 DATE 1861. December 25. The government ordered the liberation of Slidell and Mason PAGE 253 1862. January 19. The battle of Mill Spring. 258, 447 January 27. Lincoln ordered a general for ward movement of the forces Union forces 258 258 258 259 255 262 261 February 16. Fort Donelson surrendered February 22. The legal-tender act passed March 11. Confederate conscription act passed April 7. Island No. 10 captured April 10. Congress passed resolution in favor April 24. New Orleans surrendered May 3. Yorktown evacuated by the Confed May 9. Hunter issued military order eman- May 10. Norfolk abandoned by the confed 263 266 May 31-June 1. The battle of Seven Pines, or Fair Oaks 271 June 1. Lee appointed commander-in-chief of DATE 1862. June 26. Slavery abolished in the District of Columbia June 27. Battle of Gaines's Mill July. The Confiscation Act of 1861 amended pression of the rebellion. July 1. Battle of Malvern Hill. PAGE 451 273 266, 451 274 274 July 2. Lincoln issued call for three hundred thousand troops July 11. Halleck appointed to chief command 277 of the Union armies July 17. Congress empowered the president army and navy 343 to employ negroes in the July 22. A cartel arranged 375 276, 359 July 29. The Alabama sailed from Liverpool Proclamation issued October 8. Battle of Perryville November 7. McClellan relieved of com- |