To: Terriergal
That’s what Ken Burns would lead you to believe. Lincoln was sending a fleet to blockade and run troops into Charleston Harbor. Firing on the fort was the “response”.
To: PeaRidge
That’s what Ken Burns would lead you to believe. Lincoln was sending a fleet to blockade and run troops into Charleston Harbor. Firing on the fort was the “response”. That is what Tommy DiLorenzo would lead you to believe. It flat out ain't so.
180 posted on
08/28/2007 9:00:41 AM PDT by
Non-Sequitur
(Save Fredericksburg. Support CVBT.)
To: PeaRidge
Ah, so preemptive strike. I get it.
Funny how the Brits don’t seem to have nearly as much animosity toward us, nor us of them.
316 posted on
08/28/2007 6:59:08 PM PDT by
Terriergal
("I am ashamed that women are so simple To offer war where they should kneel for peace," Shakespeare)
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