Northerners rallied behind Lincoln in response to the attack on Fort Sumter, while the new president called for troops to preserve the Union. Believing that the war itself would be small, Lincoln called for 74,000 volunteers to enlist for 90 days. The response to the troop call up was not what Lincoln wanted:
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Northerners rallied behind Lincoln in response to the attack on Fort Sumter, while the new president called for troops to preserve the Union. Believing that the war itself would not last long, Lincoln called for 74,000 volunteers to enlist for 90 days. The response to the troop call up from four states was not what Lincoln wanted: