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apr 15, 1861 - Lincoln calls for troops

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Although there were no casualties save a horse at Fort Sumter, Lincoln issued a call for 75,000 90-day volunteers to serve the Union. Evidently, he didn't think the war would last very long.

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apr 15, 1861
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~ 164 years ago