ᏗᏐᏴ Sumter ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᏐᎦᎴᏂ ᏥᏄᏍᏛᎩ ᏌᏊ ᎯᎠ ᏦᎢ remaining ᏗᏌᏊ ᎤᎾᎵᎪᎯ-ᎠᏰᎲᎩ forts ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ Confederacy, ᎠᎴ Lincoln ᏥᏄᏍᏛᎩ ᏕᎫᎪᏔᏅ ᏚᏂᏴ ᎾᏍᎩ. ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᏓᎾᏓᏅᏍᎬᎢ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ Confederate ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ Jefferson Davis, Confederates ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᏂᎦᎥ P. G. T. Beauregard bombarded ᎯᎠ ᏗᏐᏴ ᎬᏙᏗ artillery ᎾᎿ ᎫᏬᏂ 12, forcing Ꮝ ᏧᏓᏲᎯᏍᏗ. Northerners reacted ᏄᎵᏍᏛ ᎪᎯ ᏗᎦᏘᎸᏍᏗ ᎾᎿ ᎯᎠ ᎦᏓᏘ, ᎠᎴ rallied ᎣᏂᏗᏢ Lincoln, ᎦᎪ ᎤᏯᏅᎲ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎯᎠ ᎧᏃᎮᎭ ᎠᏓᏅᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᏯᏫᏍᎩ recapture ᎯᎠ forts ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᏆᏂᎪᏙᏗ ᎯᎠ ᏗᏌᏊ ᎤᎾᎵᎪᎯ. ᎬᏙᏗ ᎯᎠ ᏗᎦᏛᏗ ᎯᎠ rebellion ᎬᎪᏩᏛᏘᏉ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎬᏂᏏᏍᎩ ᎢᏅ, Lincoln ᎤᏯᏅᎲ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ 74,000 volunteers ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ 90 ᎯᎸᏍᎩ ᎢᎦ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏩᏒ.