[WhiskeyPapa]

Yes, some hot-head Confederates were provoked into firing.

That's a false statemeet and you know it's false.

Maybe you got hot-headed when you typed it.

Walt

[Aurelius]

"That's a false statemeet and you know it's false."

Unlike you, I am not possessed by by the insane delusion that I know the final absolute truth in matters of history. So, no, I do not know that my explanation is "the truth" nor could I, any more than you could know that it is false. I nevertheless do consider my statement the most likely explanation.