What Did the South Fight For? Pt. 3

Hey, Y'all!
Okay, so by now, I guess you've figured out that this isn't updated weekly :) I come from a BUSY Ministry family, so that just isn't possible. Sorry :(
Now, Time for the 3rd installment of  What did the South Fight For?

Why was Fort Sumter Attacked?

So if Fort Sumter wasn’t the start of the war, why did the Southerners fire on it? Wasn’t that an act of war? No. Let’s look over some facts of the Ft. Sumter issue.

1. The Fort was in South Carolina (Obviously:)). If its guns were so employed, it could fire right on the town of Charleston, endangering the civilian population.
2. Since the Fort was on South Carolina terrain and South Carolina had declared its Independence from the Union, they had every right to take the fort into their own possession. I mean, when we declared our Independence from England, didn’t we try to get rid of the unwanted British soldiers? It’s normal to invite the invader to leave…or fight them if necessary.
3. To be “fair”, the state of South Carolina offered to buy the fort from the Union. After all, it had been built in the state during its sojourn in the Union, and they might feel entitled to some sort of reimbursement.
4. The Union Government refused to sell the fort. Why should they? Didn’t they view this state as rebellious and not part of a separate nation? Sounds even more to me like a certain Revolution that took place in the 1770’s…
5. When the Union refused to give up that which no longer belonged to them, South Carolina knew action had to be taken to insure the protection of their populace. And an added bonus was a ready built fort for their country’s use!
6. The fort was battered for the length of April 12th, and on the 13th, Robert Anderson surrendered it to the Confederate forces.
7. No one was killed by the bombardment.
8. No one was taken prisoner. All were allowed to return home to their country.
9. One man died following a gun salute the Union troops were permitted to give following the surrender. His gun went off, killing him and injuring another. But this was AFTER the battle, and can’t be laid at the feet of any of the Southern defenders.
10. Union Gen. Robert Anderson surrendered to Confederate Gen. Pierre G.T. Beauregard. Anderson had once been Beauregard’s teacher at West Point!

That's it for now! Next time, we'll look at How the Confederate Soldier Viewed the Union Soldier, so stay tuned! :)
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Supporting my Heritage,
Ryana Lynn
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