Proclamation 80

Proclamation 80 
A Proclamation by the President of the United States, April 15, 1861 
Proclamation 80
TypePresidential proclamation
PresidentAbraham Lincoln 
SignedApril 15, 1861 
Federal Register details
Publication dateApril 15, 1861 
Summary
Responds to the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter, South Carolina by calling forth 75,000 militiamen.

Proclamation 80, titled "A Proclamation by the President of the United States, April 15, 1861," was a presidential proclamation signed by Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States. It called for 75,000 militiamen to suppress the rebellion in the states that had formed the Confederacy.

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