Re: Civil War arguments
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Technically yes, but that doesn't dissuade me from my point. Not to mention that the South drew first blood.
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The north *invaded* the south. Fort Sumter is in *south carolina*.
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Federal troops were already garrisoned in the harbor area when South Carolina seceded. But it is true that the federal commander of another installation then moved his unit to Fort Sumter which killed negotions in progress with Washington and precipiated the southern attack.
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