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Q: Why did president Lincoln keep sending troops to Virginia?
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When president Lincoln called for troops this caused Virginia to?

This caused Virginia to become a confederate state and fight with the south in the Civil war.


What did president lincoln do to help the leftover troops stuck in the fort from starving to death?

President Lincoln sent in troops from the North to help the southern troops stuck at the fort.


How many troops did President Lincoln ask for reinforcements in July of 1864?

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.


How president eisenhower sending troops home from the Korean war?

In planes.


What was the event that caused Virginia to secede in the Civil War?

Virginia seceded almost immediately after Lincoln's call for troops.


What caused US President Lincoln to be displeased with General George B McClellan regarding the failure to reinforce the Army of Virginia in 1862?

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.


Did Lincoln's call for Union troops cause four more states to join the Confederacy?

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.


What action by Lincoln prompted Virginia nc Arkansas and Tennessee to secede from the union?

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.


Which state did not pull out of the Union when President Lincoln called for troops?

Kentucky


How would you compare the Vietnam policies of Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy?

Eisenhower believed in sending troops, Kennedy did not.


What battle led President Lincoln to conclude that the Civil War would take longer and require more troops than he had expected?

The Battle of Bull Run led President Lincoln to conclude that the Civil War would take longer and require more troops. The Union Army was defeated and it led President Lincoln to request the enlistment of additional troops.


Which president lost the most troops not including the civil war?

Abraham Lincoln.