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What caused the second wave of secession?
Lincoln's call for 75,000 troops after South Carolina fired on Fort Sumter.
Which battle forced President Lincolns hand and made him prepare Union troops for war?
Fort Sumter
When did Lincoln ask union states for troops to put down the confedarate rebellion?
After the bombardment of Fort Sumter, on Apr. 15, 1861.
What event triggered the fighting between the and the south?
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.
How did the states secede from the union in 1861?
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.
