Truth of the War Conspiracy of 1861

Download or read book Truth of the War Conspiracy of 1861 written by Huger William Johnstone and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Northern historians have traditionally laid the blame for the War of 1861 at the feet of the Confederates at Charleston, South Carolina for their allegedly unprovoked attack upon the helpless United States garrison beseiged in Fort Sumter. This little known essay presents the Official Records, published by the United States Department of War in the 1980's, telling how the South was deliberately and treacherously maneuvered by Abraham Lincoln into firing, what would be believed, as the first shot upon a helpless United States garrison. This was Lincoln's second attempt to start the war. The first attempt, at Fort Pickens in Florida, failed. The story of Lincoln's first attempt is told, in detail, by John S. Tilley in his book, "Lincoln Takes Command".