It's accurate. The senate ended its special session in March. Lincoln launched his war in April. Neither house reconvened until July.
I must have missed that part. I sort of guessed that Jeff Davis held off firing until Congress went home thinking that Lincoln would have been frozen.
You know that the 'Rats' back then always mis-underestimated the guy.
Some things never change.
Time for me to turn in. Have a good night Jonny Reb. ;~))
As you well know, the Congress was not -scheduled- to reconvene until December. President Lincoln called them back early for a special session.
President Lincoln -expected- the rebellion to have collapsed by July.
He really did think that loyal Union men in the south would reassert themselves and depose the traitors. That is partly why he was willing to force a confrontation at Fort Sumter.
Walt