Virginia seceded almost immediately after Lincoln's call for troops.
The were 4 States which left the Union after Lincoln call for troops: Virginia on April 17, Arkansas on May 6 Tennessee on May 7 and North Carolina on May 20, 1861.
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He called for additional troops.
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This caused Virginia to become a confederate state and fight with the south in the Civil war.
Virginia seceded almost immediately after Lincoln's call for troops.
To safeguard Washington DC.
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Arkansas, Tennessee , Nort Carolina and Virgina
US President Lincoln believed that General George B. McClellan could have easily supported and reinforced Pope's Army of Virginia. Lincoln and members of his cabinet believed that McClellan was trying to purposely allow Pope's troops to face a defeat.
Four of them did - Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas.
In July of 1864, President Lincoln was advised that more troops were needed to fill the ranks of Union armies. The Overland Campaign in Virginia, under US Grant, was losing too many men in battle. Also, many Union soldiers had spent their required time in the army and were not reenlisting. Lincoln called for 500,000 more troops from the states.
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The day after the bombardment of Fort Sumter, Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers to help suppress the rebellion. Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina joined the Confederate States of America rather than sending troops into neighboring South Carolina.
Lincoln's call for 75,000 troops after South Carolina fired on Fort Sumter.