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What did jefferson Davis decide to do when Lincoln would not abandon fort Sumter but would send in food for hungry men?
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Jefferson Davis had appointed him the first general officer in the armed forces of the new Confederacy,[16] specifically to take command of the siege. Beauregard made repeated demands that the Union force either surrender or withdraw and took steps to ensure that no supplies from the city were available to the defenders, whose food was running low. He also increased drills amongst the South Carolina militia, training them to operate the guns they manned
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What city did Thomas Jefferson originally decide to buy?
New Orleans
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What action did the confederacy take soon after Lincoln became president?
It attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina.
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secede
