[rebelyell]

lincoln, (the war criminal that destroyed the Constitution and put us on the path to the federal govt. behemoth we now enjoy), started the war by attempting to re-provision a fort that belonged to the state of South Carolina. Get your facts straight, son.

[Poohbah]

Fort Sumter belonged to the State of South Carolina? Is that your argument?

You are proceeding from an incorrect statement. The land had been purchased by the Federal government. The State of South Carolina had not bought it from the Federal government, therefore it still belonged to the Federal government. (Secession tends to get messy when dealing with who owns what; South Carolina chose the thieves' option, which was guaranteed to start a war eventually.)