I’ll say it again, those soldiers were killed & wounded by Confederate actions as certainly as if Confederates had pulled the triggers.
The fact that no Union troops were killed in the bombardment itself is no thanks to Confederates, who we must presume intended to kill as many as possible.
Anderson kept his troops under cover, escaping injury, only to suffer later during the surrender.
So those were battle deaths, not “work place violence”.
‘I’ll say it again, those soldiers were killed & wounded by Confederate actions as certainly as if Confederates had pulled the triggers.’
Well you can say that but it doesn’t make it so. It happened when those troops were firing a salute. It wasn’t in defending the fort.
Holiday greetings on this Independence Day weekend. A quick review of the insipid commentary from our lost cause FRiends makes me mindful of a quote...
“We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.” - Benjamin Franklin
Enjoy your weekend y’all!