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Moving to Sumter did result in a hopeless conflict to defend the fort, a violation of Buchanan's instructions.

Absolute nonsense.

[lentulusgracchus]

[rustbucket] Moving to Sumter did result in a hopeless conflict to defend the fort, a violation of Buchanan's instructions.

[You, bluffing and blustering] Absolute nonsense.

Hardly.

Would you consider the prolonged, strenuous exchange of art'y fire "non-conflict"?

Did Anderson exchange fire with the Carolina batteries without intending to "defend the fort"? Transparently not.

Did Anderson exceed his orders, and violate Buchanan's instructions, by preemptively moving his command to an unfinished work? Arguably -- and not "nonsense", as per you.

Your skeletal reply shows your bankruptcy of argument.