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It’s not what I think he should have done, it’s what he did. Fort Sumter, for the most part, was a bloodless affair, and was worth nothing. Sending ships he knew would upset the South to defend themselves caused them to react. The Confederacy had really restrained itself up to that point and was NOT using force. Anything is better than military invasion. The North was not threatened at that time only its pride was hurt. As long as Virginia was still in the Union the better for all. The other seceding states would have had large allies in the Union and a buffer zone and the North could relax that it could stop the hemorrhaging of states. Losing seven states was better than eleven or more. Then talk. What Lincoln did was an all or nothing approach, ignoring those in the South who didn't want to leave the Union, causing more Southerners to choose between their families or their country with the most awful results.

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