alt.war.civil.usa

veritas writes:


> The South did not fire on Ft. Sumter because they desired war.
> Lincoln deliberately sent a fleet of ships with men and supplies to
> reinforce the fort, and rather than wait for it to be resupplied with
> food, arms, ammuntion, and soldiers, the Southern military decided to
> take it before they arrived. He could have chose not to provoke them,
> but did so with deliberation.

Here's how I see it.

Both sides decided on war for their own purposes:

the CSA to protect Confederate independence
the US to destroy the CSA

If you read the debates going on in both communities at the time, you
can see them deciding to get ready to fight. You can see them raising
regiments, electing officers, passing resolutions, and all that.


--
Hugh Lawson
hlawson@triad.rr.com