He was the governor of South Carolina for the first half of the Civil War... he was not successful in his attempt to deal with early challenges during the war.

Answer 1

The person being referred to here is Governor Francis Wilkinson Pickens who served as the governor of South Carolina from 1860 until 1862. Governor Pickens played a prominent role in the prelude to the American Civil War and is best known for his efforts to mobilize the state of South Carolina in defense of slavery and states' rights. However, he was not successful in his attempts to deal with early challenges during the war including the capture of the Confederate port town of Port Royal by Union forces in November 1861.