On April 15, 1861, President Lincoln sent a telegram to Kentucky governor Beriah Magoffin requesting that the Commonwealth supply part of the initial 75,000 troops to put down the rebellion. Magoffin, a Southern sympathizer, replied "President Lincoln, Washington, D.C.
On April 15, 1861, President Lincoln requested Kentucky governor Beriah Magoffin to contribute part of the initial 75,000 troops for suppressing the rebellion. Governor Magoffin, a Southern sympathizer, responded with a message to President Lincoln in Washington D.C.