He did but he didn't. He would need approval of congress to legally do that.
The newly formed country of the CSA had asked the US to turn over the fort in Charleston harbor. Southern troops were set up to take control of the fort which was assumed to happen peacefully. Lincoln never gave the...
Yep, that where I live. The actual vote to secede probably never happened though. This part of the country was not very supportive of the secession movement at the time. When Lincoln illegally blockaded Charleston harbor though, people changed their mind on the subject.
I actually live on Sand...
Had some neighbors ask me the other day about a sound they have been hearing. Said they they have never heard it before but have the last few nights. They described it as a scream. I was assuming they were hearing a bobcat till they started talking about the sound of someone throwing rocks. I...