Local authorities had given the federals 60 days to leave. Reinforcement was not necessary but was Lincoln’s ploy to start a shooting war.
His misjudgment cost 750,000 lives…the price of a large memorial building.
“Local authorities had given the federals 60 days to leave. “
And what was going to happen if they didn’t leave in 60 days? By the way, that’s the first I’ve heard of this 60 days. If it was a ploy, the CSA sure fell for it.