[jmacusa]

The South opened fire on Ft. Sumter and The Army of Northern Virginia marched into Maryland on their way to Gettysburg Pa.

So just who invaded who?

[DiogenesLamp]

The South opened fire on Ft. Sumter and The Army of Northern Virginia marched into Maryland on their way to Gettysburg Pa.

So just who invaded who?

Lincoln. He sent a fleet of warships with orders to attack the Confederates. This *CAUSED* them to attack Sumter.

No warships, no war. It's that simple.

Lincoln started the war because he needed the war. 200 Million dollars per year was getting away from his corrupt buddies in the Northeast.

[higgmeister]

The South opened fire on Ft. Sumter and The Army of Northern Virginia marched into Maryland on their way to Gettysburg Pa.

So just who invaded who?

You still don't get it.   Before the Civil War, every state was sovereign with no Federal military authority over them.   Fort Sumter was in South Carolina.   It wasn't as if Southerners fired on a garrison in Fort Winthrop in Massachusetts Bay.

Gettysburg Pa. was over two years after the start of fighting and was made in a desperate attempt to bring the fighting into the North.

Ask yourself how many of the 10,500 battles were below the Mason-Dixon Line and how many were above it?

Southerners fought to defend against invaders.