re: Civil War Confederate veteran interview

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Remember, South Carolina had already left the Union and considered itself a country.

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The US disagreed.

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Thus, the American forces occupying Fort Sumter were seen as a foreign occupying force.

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The US disagreed.

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It was Lincoln’s decision to send provisions to the Federal garrison at Fort Sumter that lead to the bombardment of Fort Sumter. Lincoln knew sending Provo would spark a war, all while Southern emissaries were in Washington trying to find a peaceful solution.

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No, Lincoln sent troops to hold on to federal property and a state that was a part of the union.

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Lincoln chose war.

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No, Lincoln chose to hold the union together. South Carolina chose war.

This revisionist history on the start of the Civil War has fricked multiple generations.