[HandyDandy]

It does seem that sailor76 is saying that at the moment South Carolina declared secession, ”the presence of the Fort became a hostile military action”. As if knowing that Ft Sumter merely was present in S.C., S.C would know that the moment they seceded, the mere presence of the Fort became a hostile military action. As if the Fort didn’t exist until S.C. declared secession. Or, as if S.C. caused a hostile military action to be perpetrated upon themselves (by the presence of the Fort) by seceding. It’s a tough one.

[sailor76]

It’s a tough one.
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It's easy unless you are a staunch unionist and believe entry into the Union was a one-way-street. I've stated my ancestors fought for the Union and I'm getting tired of arguing points that books have been written on.

So I'm gone from this thread, like the wind.

(Feel free to have the last word)