[Non-Sequitur]

What is the opinion of the pro-Lincoln side of this debate concerning the visiting of the war on the non-combatant civilian population of the South by Union generals with Lincoln's approval?

War is cruelty on a grand scale, Civil Wars are more cruel than most, and in every war the civilian population tends to take it in the shorts. Perhaps the person to blame would be the one who brought the war to the south, Jefferson Davis.

[bjs1779]

Perhaps the person to blame would be the one who brought the war to the south, Jefferson Davis.

It would of been nice to have an actual casualty at Fort Sumter to support your contention.