[jeffersondem]

“Read about the 24 hours before Fort Sumter. The Confederate generals and the Union generals were messaging back and forth in that timeframe and it (Ft. Sumter) was not suppose to happen.”

It was Lincoln's skillful use of the Navy that caused the Gulf of Tokin Incident.

I mean the Fort Sumter Incident.

[HereInTheHeartland]

“ It was Lincoln’s skillful use of the Navy that caused the Gulf of Tokin Incident.”

Lincoln provoked this.
He brought a carrier battle group to the area and had it doing naval exercises near Ft Sumter. The Navy jets were mercilessly buzzing Ft Sumter.
The Confederates had enough and started firing .