The timeline is part of the [American Civil War in Missouri Website](http://shs.umsystem.edu/civilwar/index.html) by the [State Historical Society of Missouri](http://shs.umsystem.edu/index.shtml). ;xNLx;;xNLx;Images and newspaper clippings that appear in the timeline are from various collections housed at the State Historical Society of Missouri.
President Lincoln delivers the "Gettysburg Address."
Lincoln Takes Office
Abraham Lincoln becomes 16th President of the United States.
Dred Scott v. Sanford
U.S. Supreme Court rules on Dred Scott v. Sanford.
Vernon County Raid
John Brown raids Vernon County, killing one slave owner and freeing eleven slaves.
South Carolina Secedes
South Carolina secedes from the Union (Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas follow suit over the next months).
Delegates are elected for the State Convention of Missouri.
First Battle of the Civil War
Confederates in Charleston bombard Ft. Sumter (first battle of the Civil War).
Capture of Camp Jackson
Camp Jackson affair takes place in St. Louis.