Originally Posted by Mission146 View Post
Originally Posted by mickeycrimm View Post

The attack occurred in South Carolina after they seceeded not in the United States.
South Carolina was not recognized, though the matter of recognizing them was fairly on the table. Instead, they went off half-cocked and attacked U.S. holdings, mostly with arms that were provided to them by Northern industry.
South Carolina did not need recognition from the Union. Nothing but hubris to think they did.