Immediately the Fort Sumter garrison had to be evacuated.
He called for 75,000 volunteers, which prompted four more states to join the Confederates.
The war was firmly on.
April 15th, 1861
Lincoln's call for volunteers, following the firing on Fort Sumter by Confederate artillery.
After the surrender of Fort Sumter, Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers for the army. He time the volunteers would serve was for three months. Lincoln's response to to quickly end the rebellion, and he was certain it would.
Lincoln called for volunteers of 75,000 militia to send to the battle at Fort Sumter, this caused additional states to secede from the nation.
the Lincoln Brigade
Confederate President Jefferson Davis considered President Lincoln's call for 75,000 volunteers to be a declaration of war against the South. Davis then sent three commissioners to Europe in an attempt to gain recognition for the new Confederacy. Overtures were to made to Belgium, Great Britain, France and Russia. In addition to recognition, Davis was hopeful that treaties of friendship and trade could also be made.
After the surrender of Fort Sumter, President Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers. He requested that each of them serve for three months.
Fort Sumter
Lincoln's call for volunteers, following the firing on Fort Sumter by Confederate artillery.
In April 1861, President Abraham Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers from the various states to join the Union army and suppress the rebellion in the southern states. This was in response to the attack on Fort Sumter and the secession of several southern states. The call for volunteers sparked intense patriotic fervor and propelled the United States into the American Civil War.
The Union needed soldiers to prosecute the war against the rebellious states.
Four states of the Upper South joined the Confederacy, and the two sides were fully lined-up.
Virginia seceded almost immediately after Lincoln's call for troops.
He called on 75,000 volunteers, on April 15, 1861.
He originally called for 75,000 volunteers.
The Republican governor of Ohio, William Dennison was expected to furnish 10,000 of the 75,000 volunteers to serve for three months as per President Lincoln's request. This was after the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter.
The Blackhawk War
April 1861 - as a response to Lincoln's call for volunteers in the North immediately after the surrender of Fort Sumter. It was one of the last four states to secede.