You said: “This is an act of the Confederate Congress.
It does “recognize” war with the United States.
It authorizes acts of war against the United States.
Yes, but there is no vote of the Confederate Congress declaring war.
Say what you will, you have no fact.
PeaRidge:
"there is no vote of the Confederate Congress declaring war.
Say what you will, you have no fact." A ridiculous semantic distinction with no practical, legal or logical significance.
- From December 1860 through April 1861 secessionists committed rebellion and provoked war against the United States.
- From March 3, 1861 the Confederacy prepared militarily to start war against the United States at Fort Sumter.
- On April 12, the Confederacy started war by a military assault on United States Army forces in Fort Sumter.
- On April 23, Jefferson Davis offered military aid to Confederate forces in the Union state of Missouri.
- On May 6, the Confederate Congress, in effect, formally declared war on the United States, and President Davis approved.
In the mean time, no Confederate soldier was killed in battle with any US force, and no Union army "invaded" any Confederate state.