[Aric2000]

IN reply to your ignorance of Sumter, Lincoln set it up, he wanted to set up a scenario where the South Had to respond to what he did, mainly resupplying Ft. Sumter.

Again, I quote!!

In order to coalesce the forces in the North, Lincoln had to stage an incident to inflame the populace, which he did. The firing on Sumter was, by his own admission, a setup for just such action. Lincoln was aware that provisioning Sumter could provoke a war.

Lincoln's letter to Gustavus Fox on 1 May, 1861, makes it clear that he was pleased by the result of the firing on Ft Sumter... "You and I both anticipated that the cause of the country would be advanced by making the attempt to provision Ft Sumter, even if it should fail; and it is no small consolation now to feel that our anticipation is justified by the result."

Lincoln reaupplied the fort, hoping for the exact response he got, Lincoln wanted the war, not the other way around.

Lincoln was not a hero, he was a tyrant and a traitor to the constitution.

[Non-Sequitur]

If you are correct - and I am in no way suggesting you are - then it was pretty stupid of the south to walk right into his trap wasn't it? Would you suggest that Lincoln was that much smarter than the southern leadership or is it probable that the south got the war that they wanted, too?