Before he arrived, the Fond Du Lac band of Chippewa sent Lincoln a letter begging to go to war for the United States against the Sioux, so Lincoln could send Minnesota's troops to fight the South.
bᵻfˌoːɹ hiː ɚɹˈaɪvd, ðə fˈɑːnd dˈuː lˈæk bˈænd ʌv tʃˈɪpjuːə sˈɛnt lˈɪŋkən ɐ lˈɛɾɚ bˈɛɡɪŋ tə ɡˌoʊ tə wˈɔːɹ fɚðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ɐɡˈɛnst ðə sˈuː, sˌoʊ lˈɪŋkən kʊd sˈɛnd mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾəz tɹˈuːps tə fˈaɪt ðə sˈaʊθ.