Civil war website By Booneajs Period: 1861 to 1865 James Longstreet Leading War Period: 1861 to 1865 William Sherman Leading War Period: 1861 to 1865 George McClellan Leading War Period: 1861 to 1865 Nathan Bedford Forrest Leading War Apr 12, 1861 Fort Sumter Apr 29, 1861 Women joined War Jul 21, 1861 First Bull Run 1862 African Americans joined Union Army Period: 1862 to Apr 9, 1865 Robert E. Lee Leading War Period: Apr 6, 1862 to Apr 7, 1862 Shiloh Sep 17, 1862 Antietam Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Period: May 18, 1863 to Jul 4, 1863 Vicksburg Period: Jul 1, 1863 to Jul 3, 1863 Gettysburg Sep 19, 1863 Gettysburg address Period: 1864 to 1865 Ulysses S. Grant Leading War Period: Nov 15, 1864 to Dec 21, 1864 Sherman’s March To Sea Apr 9, 1865 Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Lincoln’s Assassination
