[Non-Sequitur]

"South Carolina had ceded property in Charleston Harbor to the federal Government in 1805, upon the condition that “the United States... repair the fortifications now existing thereon or build such other forts or fortifications as may be deemed most expedient by the Executive of the United States on the same, and keep a garrison or garrisons therein” (The Statutes at Large of South Carolina [Columbia, South Carolina: A.S. Johnston, 1836], Volume V, page 501).

Well, no. South Carolina ceded the property on December 31, 1836 without any such qualifiers: Link

Work may not have been finished by April 1861 but it was certainly underway, with construction being performed under the supervision of an Army officer as late as December 1860 when Major Anderson transferred his command to the site. The transfer of ownership passed by the South Carolina legislature in 1836 was certainly valid, and ownership of Sumter could only be returned to the state through Congressional action. The claim that it was South Carolina's or that the troops were there illegally is flat out false.

Oops. You've done it again.

I think it's you who've done it. Again.

[cowboyway]

South Carolina ceded the property on December 31, 1836 without any such qualifiers: Link

Not that POS Bob Huddleston again! His web site is full of lies and myths, something you know an awful lot about.