Swiss American Historical Society Review Volume 51 Number 2 Article 6 6-2015 Chronology of the Civil War Including Names of Killed, Wounded, and Captured Swiss Officers Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_review Part of the European History Commons, and the European Languages and Societies Commons Recommended Citation (2015) "Chronology of the Civil War Including Names of Killed, Wounded, and Captured Swiss Officers," Swiss American Historical Society Review: Vol. 51 : No. 2 , Article 6. Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_review/vol51/iss2/6 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Swiss American Historical Society Review by an authorized editor of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact
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[email protected]. et al.: Chronology of the Civil War Including Names of Killed, Wounded, a 28 The Swiss in the American Civil War 3. Chronology of the Civil War Including Names of Killed, Wounded, and Captured Swiss Officers 1859 16 October John E. Brown (1800- 1859), radical anti-slavery leader, leads an uprising at Harper's Ferry, Virginia that is suppressed by the U.S. Marines led by Robert E. Lee. Brown is condemned to death by hanging and executed on 2 December 1859. 1860 6November The lawyer and Republican politician, Abraham Lincoln (1809- 1865), from Illinois is elected President of the United States. He is determined to keep the Union intact at any cost. The Southern States view their power in the Union to be eroded and start the process of secession.