[DOC] [TLE] Battle of Fort Sumter - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of Fort Sumter (April 1214, 1861) was the bombardment of U.S. Fort 
Sumter, near Charleston, South Carolina, by the Confederates, and the return 
gunfire and subsequent surrender by the U.S. Army that started the American 
Civil War. .... Under the cover of darkness on December 26, six days after South 
Carolina... [DOC] [TLE] President Lincoln's 75,000 volunteers - Wikipedia [PAR] On April 15, 1861, at the start of the American Civil War, the President of the 
United States, Abraham Lincoln, called for a 75,000-man militia to serve for three 
months following the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter. ... In April 1861 
the Regular Army of the United States of America consisted of approximately 
16,000... [DOC] [TLE] First Battle of Bull Run - Wikipedia [PAR] The First Battle of Bull Run, also known as Battle of First Manassas was fought on 
July 21, 1861 ... Just months after the start of the war at Fort Sumter, the Northern 
public ... Lincoln's actions caused four more Southern states, including Virginia, ... 
After two days of marching slowly in the sweltering heat, the Union army was... [DOC] [TLE] American Civil War facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] Get information, facts, and pictures about American Civil War at ... When Lincoln 
called for 75,000 troops to suppress the southern rebellion after the fall of Fort 
Sumter in ..... But then two men emerged who would transform the war in Virginia, 
Gen. ... Until the Seven Days' Battle, Lincoln had resisted calls for a more radical
... [DOC] [TLE] Civil War for Kids: Battle of Fort Sumter - Ducksters [PAR] Kids learn about the Battle of Fort Sumter, South Carolina. ... turned out to last for 
more than 4 years and over 2 million men would fight as part of the Union Army. [DOC] [TLE] Army Of The Potomac | HistoryNet [PAR] The Army of the Potomac's roots lay in President Abraham Lincoln's call, on April 
15, 1861, for 75,000 militia from several ... Should this prove to be more than a 90
-day war, however, some new arrangement would have to be made for ..... He 
reached Washington from the West Coast after Fort Sumter and lobbied Oregon's
... [DOC] [TLE] Civil War - The History Junkie [PAR] The defending Confederate army failed, leading to Lee's surrender to Grant at ... 
President Lincoln was determined to hold all remaining Union-occupied forts in 
the ... After Fort Sumter, Lincoln called out 75,000 three-month volunteers, by May 
... both sides had far more volunteers than they could effectively train and equip. [DOC] [TLE] Chapter I. Rhodes, James Ford. 1917. History of the Civil War, 1861 ... [PAR] A Convention duly called and chosen passed an Ordinance of secession which 
was ... Believing that no State can in any way lawfully get out of the Union 
without the ... 22 Lincoln recognized the importance of holding Fort Sumter but he 
also ... On the day after his inauguration, the President was informed that 
Anderson... [DOC] [TLE] 'The Longest Night' - The New York Times [PAR] Sep 16, 2001 ... In less than two hours Chester would live through a fateful moment in American 
history. ... The Federal soldiers' temporary home, Fort Sumter, was one of 
America's ... As early as the day after Christmas 1860 the storm clouds of war 
directly ... States, was one of the most colorful military men of the day. [DOC] [TLE] Civil War, American | Article | World Book Student - World Book Online [PAR] Civil War, American (1861-1865), took more American lives than any other war in 
history. ... April 12, 1861, when Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter, a U.S. 
military post in ... U.S. President Abraham Lincoln called the nation ?a house 
divided. .... But he stated that the Union would last forever and that he would use 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Unit 5 Review Reading - Waterford Union High School [PAR] He promised he would not end slavery where it existed. ... Fighting finally broke 
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Question: Two days after Fort Sumter fell, this president called for 75,000 men for the army & got more than he could equip
Answer: Abraham Lincoln