Lincoln sent General John Pope to Minnesota as commander of the new Department of the Northwest a couple of weeks into the hostilities.
lˈɪŋkən sˈɛnt dʒˈɛnɚɹəl dʒˈɑːn pˈoʊp tə mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə æz kəmˈændɚɹ ʌvðə nˈuː dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌvðə nɔːɹθwˈɛst ɐ kˈʌpəl ʌv wˈiːks ˌɪntʊ ðə hɑːstˈɪlᵻɾiz.