Question

1. What was President Lincoln's first response to the situation at Fort Sumter? Lincoln said he would send food but no arms to the fort. Lincoln sent an unarmed supply ship to the fort. Lincoln resupplied the fort with troops and ammunition. Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers to stop the “insurrection.”

Answer 1

"Lincoln said he would send food but no arms to the fort."

He issued a notice (April 6, 1861) that he would send only provisions to Fort Sumter, not troops or munitions. After the Confederate bombardment and the fort’s surrender (April 12–14), Lincoln then called for 75,000 volunteers.