Any inconsistency here?

"But my main point in this has always been to show that the blame for the violation of KY's neutrality should not be placed on Polk's or the CSA's shoulders - it should be . . . fully on the shoulders of the Union . . . the legislature's declaration stated NO men from either side - so even one is one too many."

"Yes both sides did it - the Confederates mainly with the taking of Columbus."

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"Training camps are fortified, especially those in potentially hostile territory."

Was Camp Dick Robinson fortified as part of its training function, were the fortifications defensive or offensive, and did Federals from the camp commit belligerent aggression into its environs? I pose the same questions regarding Polk at Columbus.

Doug Fiske