[Non-Sequitur]

What promise was in place and what agreement was there with the South Carolina governor? I think that you are thinking about an agreement that Buchanan had with South Carolina that he would not try to reinforce the garrison in Charleston so long as South Carolina did not try to take over any federal facilities. That agreement had long since been violated by South Carolina when they took over Fourt Moutrie and Castle Pinkney after Anderson moved to Sumter. It was as a result of that violation that Buchanan first tried to resupply Sumter in January 1861.