[IrishBrigade]

‘That 8 Ships with cannons and supplies decided to go to Sumter to there force a confrontation with the Confederates without Lincoln’s direction?’

prove that statement beyond all doubt (which you will not, and indeed, cannot) and you will have won the argument; failing that, mere conjecture on your part, like the rest of the nonsense you post...and I see that none other than Alexander Stephens, Jeff Davis’ errand boy, made that quote; wow, you sure have convinced me now...

[DiogenesLamp]

You can look up something you want, but you are incapable of looking up the orders in the official record that you don't want to see?

And I should take you seriously why?