| DATE: | EVENT: |
| Jul. 10, 1850 | Millard Fillmore is sworn in as the 13th President of the United States. |
| Sep. 9, 1850 | California is the 31st state admitted to the Union. |
| Sep. 18, 1850 | The Fugitive Slave Act is passed by Congress, requiring the return of escaped slaves. |
| Mar. 4, 1853 | Franklin Pierce is sworn in as the 14th President of the United States. |
| Mar. 4, 1853 | William King is sworn in as the 13th Vice President of the United States. |
| Dec. 30, 1853 | The United States purchases what is now part of Arizona and New Mexico. |
| Mar. 4, 1857 | James Buchanan is sworn in as the 15th President of the United States. |
| Mar. 4, 1857 | John Breckinridge is sworn in as the 14th Vice President of the United States. |
| May 11, 1858 | Minnesota is the 32nd state admitted to the Union. |
| Feb. 14, 1859 | Oregon is the 33rd state admitted to the Union. |
| Dec. 20, 1860 | South Carolina is the 1st state to secede from the Union. |
| Jan. 29, 1861 | Kansas is the 34th state admitted to the Union. |
| Feb. 4, 1861 | The Confederate States of America is formed. |
| Feb. 4, 1861 | The Apache declare war on the United States. |
| Feb. 18, 1861 | Jefferson Davis is sworn in as the 1st President of the Confederate States of America |
| Feb. 18, 1861 | Alexander Stevens is sworn in as the 1st Vice President of the Confederate States of America. |
| Mar. 4, 1861 | Abraham Lincoln is sworn in as the 16th President of the United States. |
| Mar. 4, 1861 | Hannibal Hamlin is sworn in as the 15th Vice President of the United States. |
| Mar. 11, 1861 | The Confederate Congress adopts their Constitution. |
| Apr. 12, 1861 | Confederate forces begin an assault on Fort Sumter. |
| Apr. 13, 1861 | After 34 hours of bombardment, Fort Sumter surrenders. |
| Apr. 17, 1861 | Virginia is the 8th state to secede from the Union. |
| Apr. 19, 1861 | Union blockade of Confederate ports is initiated. |
| May 6, 1861 | President Abraham Lincoln declares a state of insurrection in the southern states. |
| May 21, 1861 | Richmond, VA. becomes the official capital city of the Confederate States. |
| Jul. 21, 1861 | Confederate forces win the 1st Battle of Bull Run. |
| Mar. 4, 1801 | Thomas Jefferson is sworn in as the 3rd President of the United States. |
| Mar. 9, 1862 | The 1st ironclads, the Monitor and the Merrimack , meet at the Battle of the James River (resulting in a Union victory). |
| Apr. 7, 1862 | Union forces win the Battle of Shiloh. |
| Aug. 30, 1862 | Confederate forces win the 2nd Battle of Bull Run. |
| Sep. 17, 1862 | Union forces win the Battle of Antietam. |
| Sep. 22, 1862 | The Emancipation Proclamation is issued. |
| Dec. 13, 1862 | Confederate forces win the Battle of Fredericksburg. |
| May 4, 1863 | Confederate forces win the Battle of Chancellorsville. |
| Jun. 20, 1863 | West Virginia is the 35th state admitted to the Union. |
| Jul. 1, 1863 | The Battle of Ghettysburg begins. |
| Jul. 3, 1863 | Union forces win the Battle Ghettysburg. |
| Nov. 25, 1863 | Union forces win the Battle of Chattanooga. |
| Sep. 1, 1864 | Union forces take Atlanta. |
| Oct. 31, 1864 | Nevada is the 36th state admitted to the Union. |
| Nov. 16, 1864 | Union forces begin the "march to the sea", from Atlanta to Savanah. |
| Mar. 4, 1865 | Abraham Lincoln is sworn in as President for a 2nd term. |
| Mar. 4, 1865 | Andrew Johnson is sworn in as the 16th Vice President of the United States. |
| Mar. 21, 1865 | Union forces take Savanah, Georgia. |
| Apr. 2, 1865 | The fleeing Confederate government sets fire to Richmond. |
| Apr. 9, 1865 | The Confederate States of America surrender at Appomattox Courthouse, ending the Civil War. |
| Apr. 15, 1865 | Andrew Johnson is sworn in as the 17th President of the United States. |
| Jul. 24, 1866 | Tennessee is the 1st state to be readmitted to the Union. |
| Mar. 1, 1867 | Nebraska is the 37th state admitted to the Union. |
| Mar. 30, 1867 | The United States purchases the Alaska Territory from Russia for $7.2 million. |
| Aug. 28, 1867 | The U.S. annexes the Midway Islands. |
| Feb. 24, 1868 | The U.S. House of Representatives impeaches President Andrew Johnson. |
| May 26, 1868 | The U.S. Senate acquits President Andrew Johnson of all 11 Articles of Impeachment. |
| Dec. 25, 1868 | President Andrew Johnson issues an unconditional pardon to all those who participated in the southern rebellion. |
| Mar. 4, 1869 | Ulysses Grant is sworn in as the 18th President of the United States. |
| Mar. 4, 1869 | Schuyler Colfax is sworn in as the 17th Vice President of the United States. |
| May 10, 1869 | The Transcontinental Railroad is completed at Promontory Point, Utah. |
| Aug. 1, 1870 | Colorado is the 38th state admitted to the Union. |
| Mar. 4, 1873 | Ulysses Grant is sworn in as President for a 2nd term. |
| Mar. 4, 1873 | Henry Wilson is sworn in as the 18th Vice President of the United States. |
| Mar. 4, 1877 | William Wheeler is sworn in as the 19th Vice President of the United States. |
| Mar. 5, 1877 | Rutherford Hayes is sworn in as the 19th President of the United States. |
