Now that you mention it, no. And considering the confederate congress was in session and the decision to bombard Sumter into surrender was made several days before the actual attack then there is no reason why the Davis regime couldn't have gotten the approval of congress in the form of a declaration of war before leading the nation into the abyss. But abiding by constitutional restrictions or requirements was never a confederate strongpoint.
"And considering the confederate congress was in session and the decision to bombard Sumter into surrender was made several days before the actual attack then there is no reason why the Davis regime couldn't have gotten the approval of congress"
Well, of course, the answer to that is obvious. No declaration of war was necessary to simply protect your own harbor, and no one knew for sure what measures would be necessary. You don't declare war over a defensive action. That would be idiocy.
And in saying this: "But abiding by constitutional restrictions or requirements was never a confederate strongpoint."
That makes the third canard you have passed off in the past 24 hours on this thread.
Here:
Was there a declaration of war?
The Confederate States passed "An Act recognizing the existence of
war between the United States and the Confederate States" on 6 May 1861.
This act exempted MD, NC, TN, KY, AR, MO, DE, and the territories of AZ
and NM, and the Indian Territory south of KS.
Sources: McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom; Official Records, Ser. IV,
Vol. 1
So, they did follow their own Constitution.
But Lincoln did not.