I'm quite sure that the Charleston merchants would have been willing to sell, but show us the documentation that the Confederates were willing to allow provisions to reach the garrison at Sumter.
Give us the source of your "1st person" report or simply admit that, once again, you are just lying.
every time i say ANYTHING that points out that the lincoln MALadministration & the TYRANT were CREEPS, CRIMINALS, etc., some DAMN-fool accuses me of lying just because he/she has NO "comeback".
when i have cited DOCUMENTERY PROOF, then those IDIOTS/HATERS/FOOLS have ALWAYS said: "that's not a good source" (i STILL laugh at the DAMNyankee who said that the OFFICIAL RECORDS of the war could NOT be believed as "they are just racist diatribes" AND "rebel propaganda". m(
fwiw, that is the sort of HATERS & IDIOTS that you're associating with.
the Charleston Mercury of the period reported what supplies were being delivered to the fort, including the LUXURY GOODS, like fresh bread/fruit/oysters,lace & chocolate for example.
the truth is that Fortress Monroe was ALSO supplied by civilian merchants for quite a while during the war.
the FACTS are NOT, at least in this case, on the Yankee/HATERS side.
free dixie,sw