I'm saying that if you thought I was wrong, why did you think that would justify you doing it?
And the Confederacy initiated the conflict by firing on Sumter.
Once Lincoln sent the fleet to attack them. Even Major Anderson admitted this was the trigger for the war. The first act of war was the sending of that fleet with orders to attack them. Lincoln struck first, but the Confederates beat him to the punch after he had already thrown his first punch.
Jeffersondem was criticizing. I was just following precedent.
Once Lincoln sent the fleet to attack them. Even Major Anderson admitted this was the trigger for the war. The first act of war was the sending of that fleet with orders to attack them. Lincoln struck first, but the Confederates beat him to the punch after he had already thrown his first punch.
The act that started the war was bombarding the fort into surrender. No hostile acts had been made by Anderson or the North prior to that. Had Lincoln been allowed to resupply the fort then no hostile acts by Anderson and the North would have been committed after that. The status quo would remain. Why wasn't that enough for the South?