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Originally Posted by Kingspoint

For those who've never read it and are interested, here's the correspondence that took place between Anderson and Beuaregard before the first shot was fired:

http://www.civilwararchive.com/RESEA.../sumterusa.htm

The level of cordiality in the commanders' correspondence is breathtaking. I am always amazed at just how polite the diplomacy of war was during the Victorian Era. Of course, war never changes once the shooting starts.