Military Songs of War

Re: Was Secession Legal? Part 19

AAAHHH:

The imfamous peace accord with a lame duck president. I should have known this would have been used.

The state of SC seceeded BECAUSE of Lincoln: when they succeeded is irrevelvant.

Johnson had one task, and one task only: to avoid war before Lincoln took office. – Eric Jones

Re: Was Secession Legal? Part 18

>Correct me if I am wrong: but didn’t the Confederate shots fire the first shots. Correct me if I am wrong: but wasn’t the Star of the West and Fort Sumpter fired upon first, prior to any Northern hostilities? Or was there some Northern agressive that occured first?

Correct me if I am wrong: but didn’t the South secceed BEFORE Lincoln was even inagurated? – Eric Jones

The State of South Carolina seceded before lincoln took office. The State of South Carolina fired upon the Star of the West, without causing damage to her, prior to lincoln taking office. An armistice was in place under Buchanan and the Governor of South Carolina – a cease fire as it were – provided no provisioning or re-garrisoning troops in Fort Sumter or after Anderson moved to Sumter in violation of his orders.

Anderson was being provisioned fine by Charleston. lincoln, against the input of his cabinet, insisted that Sumter be re-provisioned; cooler heads had called for withdrawal of the troops. lincoln pushed the envelope; the provisional government of the Confederacy reacted – as lincoln knew they would. But what you don’t hear about is the backup plan – plan “B” – known as Pensacola, Florida.

Go to the OR’s and read about Gustavus Fox and all the secret planning that had gone on prior to Sumter and Pensacola. – Johnny Reb 1865

Re: Was Secession Legal? Part 17

>Of course lincoln put this notion on its head with his unnecessary little war. – Johnny Reb 1865

Correct me if I am wrong: but didn’t the Confederate shots fire the first shots. Correct me if I am wrong: but wasn’t the Star of the West and Fort Sumpter fired upon first, prior to any Northern hostilities? Or was there some Northern agressive that occured first?

What steps: prior to Sumpter did Lincoln entertain that started this little war?

Correct me if I am wrong: but didn’t the South secceed BEFORE Lincoln was even inagurated? – Eric Jones