USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On April 15, 1861, just three days after the attack on Fort Sumter, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation calling forth the state militias, to the sum of 75, 000 troops, in order to suppress the rebellion.

Detailed explanation-2: -The bombardment of Fort Sumter would play a major part in triggering the Civil War. In the days following the assault, Lincoln issued a call for Union volunteers to quash the rebellion, while more Southern states including Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee cast their lot with the Confederacy.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -On April 15, 1861, at the start of the American Civil War, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln called for a 75, 000-man militia to serve for three months following the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter.

Detailed explanation-5: -While most historians point to Fort Sumter as the beginning of the war, some suggest the war didn’t really begin until Lincoln’s call for troops. His action spurred four of the “holdout” states-Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas-to secede from the Union and join the Confederacy.