Lincoln's call for 75,000 troops after South Carolina fired on Fort Sumter.
Fort Sumter
After the bombardment of Fort Sumter, on Apr. 15, 1861.
The election of Abraham Lincoln to the office of the President. When the results of the electors, in the electoral college, became known South Carolina immediately declared its secession from the union. South Carolina then demanded the withdrawal of union troops from within its borders. 6 other states followed South Carolina's lead. The US continued building Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor and attempted to reinforce and resupply the fort and 3 other positions. The commander at Fort Sumter abandoned two positions in the harbor and on imminent danger of being overrun, surrendered Fort Moultrie, withdrawing all the troops to Fort Sumter. The garrison at the fort consisted of two artillery batteries, 85 troops total and 43 workmen. An attempt by the union to reinforce Sumter with 200 troops by sea resulted in Confederate shore batteries driving off the ships. On April 12th, 1861, confederate forces began the bombardment of Fort Sumter and the fort surrendered on April 14th. Lincoln immediately called on the states to raise 75000 troops to put down the insurrection and 4 more states seceded.
They seceded one by one, following South Carolina, until there were seven Confederate states by the time of Lincoln's inauguration. Following the attack on Fort Sumter, Lincoln called for volunteer troops to put down the rebellion, and four more states joined the Confederacy.
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.
Lincoln sent a ship to Fort Sumter in 1861 because the troops needed food and supplies.
Kentucky
The general at fort Sumter wrote a letter to president Lincoln saying that they were running out of supplies. president Lincoln could send supplies, send troops or do nothing at all. If he sent supplies Sumter might get attacked. If he sent troops Sumter would definitely get attacked. If he did nothing the general would have to surrender so he was basically give Sumter to the south. he chose to send supplies. The southern leader found out about the supplies being sent so he too made a decision. he chose to attack Sumter before the supplies arrived. by doing so he started the Civil War.
Forced Lincoln to demonstrate that he did not recognise the rights of the Confederacy over this small island-fort in Charleston harbour. Lincoln called for volunteer-troops, and the war was on.
The States that had remained loyal to the USA, under its newly-inaugurated President Abraham Lincoln, who called for 75.000 volunteer troops after the Confederates had fired on the Union garrison at Fort Sumter.
He wasn't reluctant to defend Sumter, but the attack was a surprise and began the war so he needed troops.
Following US President Lincoln's call for 75, 000 new troops after the surrender of Fort Sumter, the following Southern States seceded from the Union. They were Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Arkansas.
He called for additional troops.
He called for additional troops.
He called for additional troops.
President Lincoln sent in troops from the North to help the southern troops stuck at the fort.