After the battle Kentuckian Anderson was treated as a national hero, promoted to general and given command over his home state's military region.
But in fact, Anderson was conflicted, resulting in his relief from command and transfer to a much less stressful position in Rhode Island.
So it appears to me that Anderson didn't understand, or didn't want to grasp that Fox's plan called for night-time resupply, using cover of darkness and potentially even fog.
And since Confederate General Beauregard estimated he had only 48 hours worth of ammunition, Fox's plan needed Anderson to only hold out a few more days for success.
But Anderson surrendered after just 34 hours and so Lincoln's plan to resupply Fort Sumter came to naught.
DiogenesLamp: "Anderson fixes the blame for starting the war on the dishonesty of his own Government."
Kentuckian Anderson was certainly conflicted and it rendered him ineffective as a Union officer.
So your argument is that Anderson didn't know what he was talking about?
But Anderson surrendered after just 34 hours and so Lincoln's plan to resupply Fort Sumter came to naught.
Wells had sent him authorization to surrender. Sumter D@mn near blew up when a fire was licking the timbers outside of their powder storage. You think he should have held out longer? You make insinuations about him being conflicted because he was a Kentuckian? Wasn't Lincoln from Kentucky? Didn't Kentucky remain a Union state?