1 h 20 min, 15 avr. 1861 ans - President Lincoln issues a public declaration that an insurrection exists and calls for 75,000 militia to stop the rebellion. As a result of this call for volunteers, four additional southern states secede from the Union in the following weeks. Lincoln will respond on May 3 with an additional call for 43,000+ volunteers to serve for three years, expanding the size of the Regular Army.
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1 h 20 min, 15 avr. 1861 ans
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~ Il y a 164 ans