Commander-in-Chief James Buchanan, of the united States, refuses the request from Commander in Chief Pickens, of the Independent Republic of South Carolina, that the Army of the u.S. peacefully surrender Fort Sumter.
[restored 3/11/2022]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Article I, Section 8 [Clause 18]
ccc-2point0.com/constitution-for-the-united-states
References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 151.