who had the authority to occupy a Federal building.
Fort Sumter was a fort back when Lincoln was president.
his choise's were to resuply Fort Sumter
Lincoln sent a ship to Fort Sumter in 1861 because the troops needed food and supplies.
Before. It was Lincoln's decision to resupply the fort. When he informed the South that he was resupplying it, they attacked Fort Sumter!
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After the surrender of Fort Sumter, President Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers. He requested that each of them serve for three months.
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.
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Lincoln elected. Confederacy formed. Sumter attacked. Emancipation Proclamation issued.
Abraham Lincoln was elected in November 1860, and inaugurated in March 1861. The bombardment of Fort Sumter occurred April 12, 1861.