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[jmacusa #123] Lincoln had sent resupply ships.

[jmacusa #314] Sorry Reb.

Sorry ignunt. I'm a natural born Yankee, just not an ignunt Yankee.

[jmacusa #314] Licoln, as CIC sent resupply ships and troops

Lincoln sent an invasion force to South Carolina and Florida as as I linked and quoted from the Official Records of the Civil War at my #302.

Have some more of the Official Records.

THE SENATE ADJOURNED
March 28, 1861

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SENATE JOURNAL, March 25, 1861

Resolved, That the President be requested, if, in his opinion, not incompatible with the public interest, to communicate to the Senate the dispatches of Major Robert Anderson to the War Department during the time he has been in command at Fort Sumter.

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SENATE JOURNAL, March 27, 1861

The following message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Nicolay, his Secretary:

To the Senate of the United States:

I have received a copy of a resolution of the Senate, passed on the 25th instant, requesting me, if, in my opinion, not incompatible with the public interest, to communicate to the Senate the dispatches of Major Robert Anderson to the War Department during the time he has been in command of Fort Sumter.

On examining the correspondence thus called for, I have, with the highest respect for the Senate, come to the conclusion that, at the present moment, the publication of it would be inexpedient.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

Washington, March 26, 1861.

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END of the Senate Journal for March 28, 1861:

Mr. Powell, from the committee appointed to wait on the President of the United States and inform him that, unless he may have any further communication to make, the Senate is now ready to close the present session by an adjournment, reported that they had performed the duty assigned them, and that the President replied that he had no further communication to make.
Mr. Foster submitted the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Senate will adjourn without day at four o'clock this afternoon.
The Senate proceeded by unanimous consent to consider the said resolution; and, having been amended on the motion of Mr. Hale, it was agreed to as follows:
Resolved, That the Senate do now adjourn without day.
Whereupon
The President pro tempore declared the Senate adjourned without day.

Lincoln did not fail to obtain Congressional approval because Congress was not in session, he waited until Congress adjourned and commenced to initiate a war.

March 29, 1861
To the Secretary of the Navy
I desire that an expedition, to move by sea be go ready to sail as early as the 6th of April next, the whole according to memorandum attached: and that you co-operate with the Secretary of War for that object.
Signed: Abraham Lincoln

The memorandum attached called for:

From the Navy, three ships of war, the Pocahontas, the Pawnee and the Harriet Lane; and 300 seamen, and one month's stores.

From the War Department, 200 men, ready to leave garrison; and one year's stores.

April 1, 1861 by General Scott
April 2, 1861 approved by Abraham Lincoln
To: Brevet Colonel Harvey Brown, U.S. Army
You have been designated to take command of an expedition to reinforce and hold Fort Pickens in the harbor of Pensacola. You will proceed to New York where steam transportation for four companies will be engaged; -- and putting on board such supplies as you can ship without delay proceed at once to your destination. The object and destination of this expedition will be communicated to no one to whom it is not already known. Signed: Winfield Scott
Signed approved: Abraham Lincoln
April 4, 1861
To: Lieut. Col. H.L. Scott, Aide de Camp
This will be handed to you by Captain G.V. Fox, an ex-officer of the Navy. He is charged by authority here, with the command of an expedition (under cover of certain ships of war) whose object is, to reinforce Fort Sumter.
To embark with Captain Fox, you will cause a detachment of recruits, say about 200, to be immediately organized at fort Columbus, with competent number of officers, arms, ammunition, and subsistence, with other necessaries needed for the augmented garrison at Fort Sumter.
Signed: Winfield Scott

O.R. Navy, Series I, Vol 4, pg 107:

Cooperation of the Navy in the relief of Fort Pickens, April 12 and 17, 1861.
Order of General Scott, U. S. Army, to Colonel Brown, U. S. Army, appointed to command
Department of Florida, regarding reenforcement of Fort Pickens.
Headquarters of the Army,
Washington, April 1, 1861.
Sir: You have been designated to take command of an expedition to reenforce and hold Fort Pickens, in the harbor of Pensacola. You will proceed with the least possible delay to that place, and you will assume command of all the land forces of the United States within the limits of the State of Florida. You will proceed to New York, where steam transportation for four companies will be engaged, and, putting on board such supplies as you can ship, without delay proceed at once to your destination. The engineer company of sappers and miners; Brevet Major Hunt's Company M, Second Artillery; Captain Johns's Company C, Third Infantry; Captain Clitz's Company E, Third Infantry, will embark with you in the first steamer. Other troops and full supplies will be sent after you as soon as possible.
Captain Meigs will accompany you as engineer, and will remain with you until you are established in Fort Pickens, when he will jeturn to resume his duties in this city. The other members of your staff will be Assistant Surgeon John Campbell, medical staff; Captain Rufus Ingalls, assistant quartermaster; Captain Henry F. Clarke, assistant commissary of subsistence; Brevet Captain George L. Hartsuff, assistant adjutant-general, and First Lieutenant George T. Balch, ordnance officer.
The object and destination of this expedition will be communicated to no one to whom it is not already known. The naval officers in the Gulf will be instructed to cooperate with you, and to afford every facility in their power for the accomplishment of the object of the expedition, which is the security of Fort Pickens against all attacks, foreign and domestic. . . .

O.R. Navy, Series I, Vol 4, pg 115

U. S. Frigate Sabine, Off Pensacola, April 12, 1861,
Sir: I have to request that all the marines which you can spare from the squadron, with their officers, may be landed to reenforce Fort Pickens at as early a period as possible. . . .

O.R. Navy, Series I, Vol 4, pg 115

Report of Captain Adams, U. S. Navy, senior officer present, off Pensacola, of the successful reenforcement of Fort Pickens.
U. S. Frigate Sabine,
Off Pensacola, April 14, 1861.
Sir: I have the honor to inform you that immediately on receipt of your order by Lieutenant Worden, on the 12th instant, I prepared to reenforce Fort Pickens. It was successfully performed the same night by landing the troops under Captain Vogdes and the marines of the squadron under Lieutenant Cash. . . .

And the important supply business....

O.R. Navy, Series I, Vol 4, pg 116

Letter from Captain Vogdes, U. S. Army, commanding Fort Pickens, Fla., to Captain Adams, U. S, Navy, senior officer present off Pensacola, making requisition for men and stores.
Fort Pickens, April 13, 1861.
Dear Captain: Here we are all safe. The enemy did not evidently deem it prudent to attack us. I am going to call on you for a large requisition. I have first to request that you will land 250 sailors, with the proper number of officers. Next I have to request that you will let me have the following articles: Four barrels whisky, . . . .

And as we can see from the official records, the mission to ~~reinforce~~ deliver bread having been successfully completed, the first thing on the to do list was to submit a large requisition request. The first items on the list were 250 sailors and four barrels of whisky. The previous mission had been a supply mission (disguised as an invading armada of naval ships and marines), with design to deliver bread. But man cannot leave by bread alone. He needs whisky. Don't forget the four barrels of whisky.

O.R. Navy, Series I, Vol 4, pg 210

USS SUPPLY SHIPS LOG - APRIL 11, 1861

210 OPERATIONS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.
Abstract log of the U. S. sbip Supply, January 9 to June 14, 1861, Commander Henry Walke, commanding.
April 11. -- At 9 p. m. the Brooklyn got Underway and stood in toward the harbor, and during the night landed the troops and marines on board, to reenforce Fort Pickens.

The start of the April 1861 events in Florida is officially documented as commencing before the events in South Carolina, landing troops and marines late during April 11 or in the dark early morning hours of April 12, 1861.