On the recordJuly 4, 1861
In this act, discarding all else, they have forced upon the country the distinct issue, "immediate dissolution or blood.
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In his first message to Congress, Lincoln described how the attack on Fort Sumter forced the nation to confront the choice between immediate dissolution or civil war.
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