ather to take Fort Sumter by bombardment, one of Davis’s ideas was a bargain with Washington , maybe purchase, for the peaceful turnover of the fort and other federal holding in the seceded states. Thinking Confederate independence was inescapable, Davis prayed that they would slow down long enough to recognize that they could save millions of dollars and many lives by stopping this. He believed that the honor of the Confederate States of America (CSA) would be reestablished if everyone seen Davis challenge Lincoln successfully. While dealing with all of this he still was ready to take Fort Sumter. Davis just wanted peace and to be left alone. The South was fighting a defensive war, which gave it inherent advantage. Confederates were familiar with their own land they were fighting on. They had a geographic benefit because most of the battles were fought in the south. Lee always said don’t attack them in their strong point, which was a home. The southerners had a stronger constitutional commitment to protecting land, home, and family from aggression by “Yankee vandals.” Southerners indicated a ’jJj5’jJ•j5•’jJj5jXj0’jjXj0’jJ‘j5‘jXj0’jJ’jJ’jJ’jJ’jJ’jJ’jJ’jJ’jJ’jJ’jJ’jJ’jJ’jJ’jJ’jJ’jJ’jJ’jJ’jJ’jJ’jJ’jJ’jJ’jJ’jJ’jJ’jJ’jJ’jXj0’jJ’jJ••••••-j5’jJj5’jJj5’jJj5’jJj5jXj0’jJj5e settlement, but that was not really they had in mind. Lincoln was a powerful leader who was to inspire a sense of mission and purpose just as strong as the sense of mission and purpose the south felt. The south forgot they not the only ones that had a cause to fight for. The north’s motivation was not the same, but still very st...
