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This one is a little tricky. The battle of Fort Sumter, which is usually regarded as the start of the war, was actually after he was inaugurated. Secession, how
by andars 10y ago
This one is a little tricky. The battle of Fort Sumter, which is usually regarded as the start of the war, was actually after he was inaugurated. Secession, however, started well before his inauguration in March.
In any case, the conflict was definitely there before he was directly involved.
- labster 10y agoThe main battle occurred after Lincoln took office, sure. But the siege? Union attempts to resupply and reinforce the garrison were repulsed on January 9, 1861 when the first shots of the war, fired by cadets from the Citadel, prevented the steamer Star of the West, hired to transport troops and supplies to Fort Sumter, from completing the task.[1] As far as I can see, the war was started by the South almost 3 months before Lincoln took office. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Sumter#Civil_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Sumter#Civil_War