re: Southern hero Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson crossed over the river 154 years ago today

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tigerfan88

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thanks for responding...I do think that Lincoln provoked...bacuase it was in Charleston where he decided to make a stand...many of the other forts/installations had already laid down arms peacefully...Fort Sumter was specifically ordered not to do so...why?...because Lincoln knew that was where the most rebellious were located...he knew it would end up with them firing first...making it look as if the South was attacking first when that is really not what they wanted...contrary to popular belief and the way history has been taught...they did not want to fight...they just wanted to leave

I understand the view that our country would have been weakened by a "blackmail" type situation but that wasn't really my suggestion...a special congress...selected to meet in a neutral location and made up of new representatives could have come up with some kind of give and take....no it wasn't ideal to not let the official Congress granted authority by the Constitution to handle the problems at hand...but we see even in our own day how ineffective that body can be when hardened along the aisle

I don't agree that the C.S.A. would have ever fought against the U.S.A. in later wars though...I would actually think they would be very strong allies down the road due to basically and literally being family.

That you Mitch?