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What was the event that caused Virginia to secede in the Civil War?
Virginia seceded almost immediately after Lincoln's call for troops.
When Lincoln called for troops this caused Virginia to?
...secede. When Lincoln made his appeal for 75,000 volunteers, Virginia and three other states decided to join the Confederacy, making it eleven strong in all.
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.
What caused the south to secede from the union?
The election of Lincoln as President.
What caused southern Carolina to secede from the union?
The election of Lincoln as President
The election of Lincoln caused southern states to?
The election of Lincoln caused the southern states to hold their own independent election. This was done in opposition of Abraham Lincoln being the president of the United States.
Whose cautiousness caused a sense of strife with President Lincoln?
George McClellan
Who was the us president elected in 1860 that caused the southern states to secede from the us?
Abraham Lincoln
What caused the first southern state to secede?
The election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States in Nov. 1860.
How was the new Union Army of Virginia created?
Based on the failed Peninsula campaign, President Lincoln sought new leadership in the Eastern Theater. He selected Major General John Pope to head the newly created Army of Virginia. To do this, forces from other sources were required. The merger of General Fremont's Mountain Department, General Bank's Department of the Shenandoah, and General McDowell's Department of the Rappahannock. To round out the new army, forces from General Sturgis's Military District of Washington. These sectors combined to form Pope's new army. President Lincoln had great hopes for this combination and he trusted General Pope much more than General McClellan.
What event that finally caused South Carolina to secede from the Union was?
Abraham Lincoln the south seceded from the union because he was elected president.
What caused Union General George Meade to launch an assault against the Army of Northern Virginia in late November 1863?
President Lincoln was ever the general to be during the US Civil War. He pressured General Meade to begin an assault on Lee's forces in Virginia at the end of November 1863. This measure was endorsed by General in Chief Henry W. Halleck.
