[Non-Sequitur]

...or did you think that restocking Ft. Sumter, when a deal had already been made to restock it's foodstuffs locally,

Here is a website on the entire Sumter crisis. You'll notice that at the end of March the decision was made by the confederate government to cut off all communications including food to the fort. Your lack of knowledge about the cause that you defend so loudly is quite remarkable.

[Aric2000]

Again, you have not read letters written by Lincoln congratulationg the fact that they were able to get the south to strike at Ft. Sumter. I have read that letter, as well as the fact that Ft. Sumter had indeed made arrangements to get foodstuffs from the south, but Lincoln could NOT afford for that to happen so he jinxed the deal.

Indeed, the history is written by the victor, and I guess the North was as pure as the driven snow....NOT!!!