> The South had already seceded, they were their own soveriegn country and there was nothing legal about the troops occupying Sumter at the time.
The Soutyh seceeded with the lands of the South. Fort Sumter was Federal property. US air bases in Japan are *not* US federal proprty. Kennedy Space Center *is* federal property, so if Florida decides to secceed and join with Cuba, they don't get KSC.
> You think SC was going to allow an enemy base of operations to conduct business on it's soil. Ridiculous.
Yes, ridiculous... because Ft. Sumter was not on SC soil.
>> The CSA would not surrender ...
There was neither need nor cause for the CSA to surrender. The CSA had *succeeded.* They had won. Theyu were on their own. All that was left for them to do was decide what sort of relationship they would have with the United States. The CSA chose to go to war.
Live and learn.
And speaking of living and learning... I've gone round and round on this issue in just the last few days. Nothing further to be gained. As the Good Book says:
þrimr orðum sennas
kalattu þér við verra mann
opt inn betri bilar
þá er inn verri vegr
Words to live by.
In that silly example, we would see how long KSC remained Federal property as well.
Yes, ridiculous... because Ft. Sumter was not on SC soil.
Yes yes, I'll be sure to remember that next time I go to Charleston.
All that was left for them to do was decide what sort of relationship they would have with the United States. The CSA chose to go to war.
Yep, I'm sure a shot never would have been fired over that minor squabble.
Live and learn. You should take your own advice.