That source is wrong. He was not sent there to party, certainly, but he was not ordered by the Confederate government to fire on Ft. Sumter. The Confederacy at the time had sent reps to Lincoln to talk peace. Lincoln loved the attack. He got his war.
That source is wrong. He was not sent there to party, certainly, but he was not ordered by the Confederate government to fire on Ft. Sumter. The Confederacy at the time had sent reps to Lincoln to talk peace. Lincoln loved the attack. He got his war.
However, he was treated as a hero, not as someone who disrupted the government’s plans.
It is difficult to believe the Confederate government had a strong dislike for his actions.
At the time, the Confederates were sure they could win a war with the North. They also believed England would come in on their side.
Both assumptions proved to be mistaken.
A common cause of war is when one or both sides believe they can easily win.