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/PICLINCOLN.LBM
JULY 5 1861
On April 11th, Major Anderson is asked to surrender
the Union base of Fort Sumter to South Carolina. His
refusal results in the Fort being bombarded. On 13th
April Fort Sumter surrenders.
On 15th, Lincoln declares that an insurrection exists
and calls for 75,000 volunteers, to form an army for
three months to put an end to it. The Confederate
Congress declares, on May 6th, that a state of war
exists with the United States.
Lincoln's war measures are approved by Congress on
July 4th 1861.
/END