Lincoln started the shooting in Charleston. Even Major Anderson admitted that. You should read his letters before he evacuated the fort. He clearly states Lincoln's plan would start the war, and he was horrified about it.
Ok… it’s put up or shut up time. I have studied the Civil War for years and I have never seen these Anderson letters. Why don’t you post them so all of us can see them.
I know Lincoln wrote Governor Pickens when he sent the resupply ships south promising they would only resupply Andersons detachment unless they were fired upon. Well the Confederates didn’t wait for the ships to get there. They opened fire first. Lincoln didn’t shoot first, the Confederates did.
Ok. I have read through you documents on Fort Sumter. Two points.
1. Lincoln Did Not fire the first shots. The Confederates did. They even admitted it.
2. I read Major Anderson letters. Anderson never said a word about “Lincoln firing the first shot”. He lamented the start of the war. He knew his Command at Sumter would be easily overrun. But he was loyal to the Army and the Union throughout.