[DiogenesLamp]

Lincoln sent the war fleet. That is what precipitated the war. Lincolns cabinet told him it would, but he did it anyway. He would rather have a war than him and his New York backers losing money and power.

[Bull Snipe]

Davis fired on Fort Sumter. That is what precipitated the war. Davis’s Secretary of State told him it would be war, but he did it anyway. He would rather have a war than him and his slave holding backers losing money and power.