<Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> April 12 , 1861 -- May 9 , 1865 ( by proclamation ) ( 4 years , 3 weeks and 6 days ) ( Last shot fired June 22 , 1865 ) </Td> </Tr>
when did american civil war begin and end
April 12 , 1861 -- May 9 , 1865