Question

True or False, Lincoln requested 75,000 volunteers to fight against after the

attack and loss of Ft. Sumter in April, 1861.
True

False

Answer 1

FALSE

False. After the attack and loss of Ft. Sumter in April 1861, Lincoln requested 75,000 volunteers to fight for the Union, not against it. This request came in response to the outbreak of the Civil War, which had begun when Confederate forces attacked the Union-held Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. Lincoln called for volunteers to help defend the Union and restore the unity of the country. He did not request volunteers to fight against the Union.