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The most consistent myth today even among non-sympathizers is that the state retains some legal right to leave the Union because “the Founders originally intended it”. The Constitution does not contain a leave clause & the Framers rejected this interpretation (I.e Madison)
In fact the Constitution does explicitly authorize the federal government to raise up & command troops to put down rebellions which is exactly what you call extrajudicial authorities firing on federal installations.
Every “unconstitutional” Union act that was not “originally intended by the Founders” was exceeded by the Confederate government to the point where specialists have called this a form of “Confederate war socialism” http://cwmemory.com/2009/09/16/are-you-sure-you-are-waving-the-right-flag/
Great example: Confederate authorities in Texas literally tried to confiscate every privately held firearm in the state (by merchants). The Richmond authorities nationalized industries, implemented high taxes in kind, restricted habeas corpus, implemented a robust draft, etc...
More on Confederate war socialism https://mises.org/wire/war-socialism-and-confederate-defeat
It’s not a surprise that the biggest architect of progressive governance & advocate of war socialism during WWI (Wilson) grew up in Confederate Georgia https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/studies-in-american-political-development/article/southern-leviathan-the-development-of-central-state-authority-in-the-confederate-states-of-america/444F39A8E01E0272DB222186805DF932
Secession & Confederate governance was to protect American chattel slavery of Black Africans, not some constitutional theory. Don’t take my word for it. Here’s secessionists in their own words:
