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More lies.

Yes, but not from me.

Their forces fired on federal warships attempting to resupply a federal installation.

That's incorrect. Now if I was like you, I would accuse you of lying. I will give you the benefit of the doubt and simply accuse you of being mistaken.

The Confederates never fired on those warships because those warships did not follow their printed orders. They never came near enough for Confederate shore batteries to fire at them. Instead, they waited at the rendezvous point for the arrival of their command ship the "Powhatan" which they expected to be commanded by Captain Mercer, who was to lead the expedition in force to complete it's mission.

But it never arrived, and was never going to arrive, because Lincoln, using hand carried secret orders that did not go through the Navy's chain of command, had relieved Captain Mercer of command, Installed Lieutenant David Porter in charge of the Ship, ordered it to be disguised, sailed far out into the Atlantic so there was much less likelihood of anyone seeing or recognizing it, and then had it sail to Florida under a British Flag. In this manner, Lincoln had deliberately prevented the Ships from completing their stated mission, without the Confederates being made aware that those ships weren't going to attack.

So no, the Confederates did not fire on Federal warships attempting to complete their mission. The Federal warships did not attempt to complete their mission as the Confederates believed they would. Had the Confederates known those ships were going to do nothing more than just sit there, they would have avoided firing on Sumter. It was the belief that they were about to be attacked by those warships that stirred them to action against the fort.

This used to be funny, but now it’s sad.

I can see why you would think it is sad. I would feel sad too if the evidence was going against my position. It would make me quite bothered that my every argument is getting beat to death by a gang of ruthless facts.