"What Federal property did South Carolina occupy"
George, They occupied the Arsenal, Castle Pickney and Ft. Moultrie, that along with the ground that Ft. Sumter sat on had been deeded over to the Federal Government by the State of South Carolina in 1837 in perpatuity. Anderson was in over all command of all federal posts in Charleston whether he occupied them or not. Ft. Sumter itself was built on granite that was barged in from the north.