By calling for volunteer troops. This was the equivalent to declaring war, and four states of the Upper South joined the Confederacy.
The two sides were lined-up. The war was on.
He wasn't reluctant to defend Sumter, but the attack was a surprise and began the war so he needed troops.
Buchanan wasn't President so he didn't respond. Lincoln was president.
Fort Sumter was a fort back when Lincoln was president.
the election of Abraham Lincoln
it was a surprise attack because Lincoln told the Confederacy that he was sending food for his men but the south attacked them. ^- The south asked them to leave repeatedly. even said they would attack them if they wouldn't go, the people in fort sumter said they would leave if they didn't recive supplies. THEN lincoln sent them supplies. No it wasn't a surprise attack. they knew it was coming.
he made a army to fight fort sumert
He wasn't reluctant to defend Sumter, but the attack was a surprise and began the war so he needed troops.
Buchanan wasn't President so he didn't respond. Lincoln was president.
When Fort Sumter was attacked in the Charleston harbor, Lincoln called for volunteers to put down the rebellion. The attack galvanized the Northern States to support Lincoln in his attempt to keep the Federal Union in tact. Soon after he began to plan for what most people thought would be a short war.
they arnt the CSA split because Lincoln was elected and we went to war because the CSA attack Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter was a fort back when Lincoln was president.
Well, Lincoln wanted to relieve the fort, but as he got there, the first gunshot of the Civil War was taken. As a result, the troops at Fort Sumter had no ammunition left and had no reasonable means of themselves, Lincoln surrendered sumter.
the election of Abraham Lincoln
his choise's were to resuply Fort Sumter
Before. It was Lincoln's decision to resupply the fort. When he informed the South that he was resupplying it, they attacked Fort Sumter!
Confederates attacked Fort Sumter in 1861.
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