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To: Bull Snipe
Lincoln didn’t fire on Confederate property, like Davis did on Federal property.

Lincoln issued the orders to fire long before the Confederates did so.

Once the Confederates realized that Lincoln really was going to have his ships shoot at them, they decided to go all in.

307 posted on 01/08/2018 12:44:23 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: DiogenesLamp

produce a copy of Lincoln’s order to fire on Confederate forces at Charleston.


309 posted on 01/08/2018 12:49:43 PM PST by Bull Snipe
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