You still have not answered my question concerning which military installations located in the north did the CSA claim ownership of. Name one. That the north insisted upon claiming Fort Sumter and refusing to leave it was an act of aggression against the south. The south had every right to defend itself against such an act. At that time a fort located in South Carolina was of no benefit to the northern states. Yet, they insisted on pushing the envelope to the point of starting a war.
I already said BOTH sides wanted a fight. The North could have peacefully surrendered the fort. The South could have allowed Federal possession of it. That’s neither here nor there though. The first shots of the war were fired by Confederate forces — that’s not my opinion; it’s indisputable historical fact. I never said the South was responsible for the war; both sides bore plenty of responsibility for that.
Also, it’s disputable that insisting on maintaining possession of the forts is aggression. Neither side at the time disputed that the forts rightfully were Federal property. The South did not claim that the forts were Confederate property; they demanded that the ownership of them change hands. A country defending its own territory or property is not acting aggressively, although I admit that the motive in this case was provocation of the South.
I already said BOTH sides wanted a fight. The North could have peacefully surrendered the fort. The South could have allowed Federal possession of it. That’s neither here nor there though. The first shots of the war were fired by Confederate forces — that’s not my opinion; it’s indisputable historical fact. I never said the South was responsible for the war; both sides bore plenty of responsibility for that.
Also, it’s disputable that insisting on maintaining possession of the forts is aggression. Neither side at the time disputed that the forts rightfully were Federal property. The South did not claim that the forts were Confederate property; they demanded that the ownership of them change hands. A country defending its own territory or property is not acting aggressively, although I admit that the motive in this case was provocation of the South.