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Presidential Proclamation 80

Author: Abraham Lincoln

Date: 15/4/1861

Countries: United States of America

Topics: Secession Crisis, American Civil War

Description: The final version of Abraham Lincoln's Presidential Proclamation 80, calling up 75,000 militiamen for 3 month's service and calling Congress into an emergency session

Source: Presidential Proclamation 80 by President Abraham Lincoln Calling for 75,000 Troops. 4/15/1861. NARA. General Records of the United States Government, Record Group 11. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/presidential-proclamation-80-by-president-abraham-lincoln-calling-for-75000-troops, February 14, 2025]

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https://docsteach.org/documents/document/presidential-proclamation-80-by-president-abraham-lincoln-calling-for-75000-troops

Source ID: 16