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To: southernsunshine

IMHO, the Southern populace understood what was likely to happen when Major Anderson abandoned Ft. Moultrie for Ft. Sumter.

Then why didn't the rebel congress declare war ahead of time? If they knew it was coming and all?

98 posted on 10/20/2010 8:16:20 AM PDT by Non-Sequitur (Hey mo-joe! Here's another one for your collection.)

To: Non-Sequitur

Then why didn't the rebel congress declare war ahead of time? If they knew it was coming and all?

Why would they declare war ahead of time? Their hope was for peace.

99 posted on 10/20/2010 8:56:23 AM PDT by southernsunshine

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