Lincoln sent a ship to Fort Sumter in April 1861 because Union troops desperately needed food and water. The situation at Fort Sumter was critical, and the supplies were running low, leading to the decision to send provisions to the besieged forces.
Why did Lincoln send a ship to Fort Sumter in April 1861?
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Union troops were about to surrender to the Confederacy.
Union troops were about to surrender to the Confederacy.
Union troops had been attacked by the Confederacy.
Union troops had been attacked by the Confederacy.
Union troops desperately needed food and water.
Union troops desperately needed food and water.
Union troops had run out of ammunition.
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