(A) pressure from the press
(B) many of the men’s enlistments were about to expire
(C) people wanted revenge for Fort Sumter
(D) ** all of these
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Concept note-1: -He believed the war must be actively fought if it ever was to be won. Overruling Scott, he ordered a direct advance on the Virginia front, which resulted in defeat and rout for the federal forces at Bull Run (July 21, 1861).
Concept note-2: -There was a general desire in the North for the Union army to advance south to Richmond and engage the Confederacy in combat. A Union victory was expected by those in the North as a matter of course.
Concept note-3: -General McClennan would “spend months whipping the Army of the Potomac into shape.” No small task after the defeat they took at the Battle of Bull Run. President Abraham Lincoln, in response to the defeat, called for 75, 000 90-day volunteers “to help put down the rebellion after the Confederate victory.”
Concept note-4: -First Battle of Bull Run: Background Following the event, President Abraham Lincoln issued a call for volunteers to serve in the army. Lincoln hoped to have the war over within 90 days, especially if the Union army could make a massive strike against the Confederate capital in Richmond, Virginia.