And the first shot of the war was fired by the South.
Lincoln had taken NO action against the South until that stupid incident. The South might have been able to peacefully separate but there were too many hot headed Southerners who wanted war because they thought the vaunted Confederate fighting spirit would save the day.
Stupid and losers at the same time.
Firing at Ft. Sumter was indeed a stupid mistake. One high ranking confederate begged the leadership not to do it. He told them it would completely change the current state of grace they had with the friendly Northern states, and it did.
Lincoln had taken NO action against the South until that stupid incident. The South might have been able to peacefully separate but there were too many hot headed Southerners who wanted war because they thought the vaunted Confederate fighting spirit would save the day.
There is a pretty compelling argument that Lincoln deliberately coaxed them in to that attack because he needed them to attack to justify what he wanted to do to stop them from seceding. It would appear that he laid out a trap, and they stupidly blundered into it.
In any case, the response was massively disproportionate.
“Lincoln had taken NO action against the South until that stupid incident. “
I guess when someone in your territory fortifies a fort they intend no actions. Got it. You’re stupid.