[Pelham]

"Aside from the question of who exactly it was in 1861 that called up an army"

Proclamation 80 - Calling Forth the Militia and Convening an Extra Session of Congress April 15, 1861

[EternalVigilance]

Was there something that happened three days before that Proclamation, on April 12th, that might have justified such a drastic (but quite constitutional) step?