Board Thread:New on Alternative History/@comment-72.185.4.15-20130303025616/@comment-32656-20130306092419

J, it would help you greatly if you actually read more on the subject. It is very obvious that you have not.

South Carolina seceded in December. Missisippi, the 9th prior to the Star of the West getting fired on that day while trying to resupply the fort. Florida the next day, probably without hearing of events in Charleston. Likely the same for Alabama the day after that.

All of these secession bills were "on the table" long before the Star tried to resupply the fort. And threats to do them were out there before the election was even fully counted.

Firing on - and damaging it enough to convince the captain to turn around - the Star of the West would have been an act of war. Quite frankly, it was one.

Gal is correct.