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To: FLT-bird

Had the Confederates not opened fire.

They did open fire. Davis got Fort Sumter and a war.
which he managed to lose.


204 posted on 07/22/2020 6:01:05 AM PDT by Bull Snipe
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To: Bull Snipe
Had the Confederates not opened fire. They did open fire. Davis got Fort Sumter and a war. which he managed to lose.

They were forced to defend themselves against a much larger aggressor. It was not a war of their choosing. Lincoln chose it.

207 posted on 07/22/2020 3:34:50 PM PDT by FLT-bird
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