Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.
—- Article III, Section 3 [Clause 1]
Commander-in-Chief Abraham Lincoln, of the united States, issues a call for 42,000 members of the State Militias (citizen-volunteers) to join to the Army of the united States, for the purpose of invading the Confederate States.
[restored 1/26/2025]
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References:
Bruce Catton, The Civil War, (New York: American Heritage, 1960; Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 1987), 284.