abraham lincoln was president when the civil war started.
abraham lincoln was president when the civil war started.
who was president when the civil war started?
abraham lincoln
contrary to popular belief, king mongkut did not offer a herd of war elephants to the us president abraham lincoln during the american civil war for use against the confederacy. he did, however, offer to send some domesticated elephants to us president james buchanan, to use as beasts of burden and means of transportation. the royal letter of 14 february 1861, which was written even before the civil war started, took some time to arrive in washington dc, and by the time it reached its destination, president buchanan was no longer in office. (text of the royal letter here.) lincoln, who succeeded buchanan, is said to have been asked what the elephants could be used for, and in reply he said that he did not know, unless "they were used to stamp out the rebellion." however, in his reply dated 3 february 1862, lincoln did not mention anything about the civil war. the president merely politely declined to accept king mongkut's proposal, explaining to the king that the american climate might not be suitable for elephants and that american steam engines could also be used as beasts of burden and means of transportation.
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when the american civil war started in 1861, officers were ordered to renew their oath of allegiance, with four officers eventually resigning to serve with the confederate states of america. as the civil war started, lugenbeel was ordered to take his two companies of regular army to fort walla walla in november 1861, to be replaced by volunteers.









































section::::fort colville during the american civil war.:volunteers man the post.
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