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Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude
South Carolina seceded, and the first shots fired were by rebel forces at Ft Sumter, so how does that make the Civil War (as most people refer to it) a war of Northern Aggression (led by those damn Republicans).
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I got married in Charleston, SC and took the ferry out to Fort Sumter many times. Very cool.
South Carolina had seceded from the "union" of states (yeah, like anybody can EVER leave...lol)
The governor asked the United States govt. to leave Ft. Sumter (which is in the harbor of Charleston).
The United States refused of course (do we ever leave anywhere in the world...hell, we're still in Germany and Japan lol).
Then the governor sent forces in to take the fort.
Kind of bad on both sides. The Confederate States Of America didn't invade the United States Of America. It was the U.S. forces that then invaded the CSA.
And if you know your history you know that what Gen. Sherman did was an atrocity. If it were done in modern times it would be a war crime and he would have been tried and executed by the world courts.
THAT is why it's called the "War Of Northern Aggression" by many Southerners.
Having said that...most of the young guys in the southern states who run around with their confederate flags ARE using them because they are racist. Plain and simple.
They don't represent any of the culture, manners, and civilized society of the Old South.
A true Southern Gentleman of the mid-1800's would find these modern day white trash rednecks disgusting and without any honor or pride in themselves.