ok.. i’ll play
the southern states suceeded one by one without resisitance... until..
the agression driven confederates decided to start a war with the north, and open fire on fort sumpter, not only firing the first shots, but killing the first people in the war that was to come..
the war that did not have to be....
except for southern agression
If you do any research you will find out the only casualty in the bombardment of Ft. Sumter(no 'p' in it) was a US Army mule.
The south took its property back from the federal government. The rulers of the north were asked nicely many times first. In effect were forced to clear the fort to remove occupying trroops. Next
Point of order. No Union troops were killed in the bombardment. Two died in salutes fired after surrender when guns exploded, as did one CSA soldier during the bombardment.
But none of these were deaths by enemy fire.
It appears the first Union death by enemy fire was May 22, and the first CSA battle death June 9. Both in VA.
Though various other claims are put forward.
Fort Sumter was a response to the Union’s attempt to recruit brigades with which to invade the South. Once the Union made its willingness to invade known, the Confederacy began trying to force Union forces out of its territory.