The Civil War began after Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina. President Lincoln called for 75,000 troops to put down the rebellion and asked Northern states to send soldiers. However, more Southern states seceded, including Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas, Virginia, and North Carolina in response. The border states of Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri, and Maryland were split between Union and Confederate support. Kentucky declared neutrality while Union forces occupied parts of Missouri and Maryland to keep them in the Union. The first major battle was the First Battle of Bull Run, where poorly trained Union troops were initially successful but then panicked and fled after a Confederate counterattack. Most soldiers spent their time in camp rather than fighting and faced