Sherman and the Burning of Columbia
Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina Press, 2021.
Format: Book
Edition: Paperback edition.
Description: 188 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
"Marion B. Lucas sifts through official reports, newspapers, and eyewitness accounts, and the evidence he amasses debunks many of the myths surrounding the tragedy. Lucas tells a more complex and more human story that details the fear, confusion, and disorder that accompanied the end of a brutal war. Lucas traces the damage not to a single blaze but to a series of fires--preceded by an equally unfortunate series of military and civilian blunders--that included the burning of cotton bales by fleeing Confederate soldiers"--Back cover.
Contents:
The evacuation of Columbia -- The capture of Columbia -- The burning of Columbia -- The extent of the devastation -- Who burned Columbia? -- Epilogue -- Appendix A. Inventory of ordnance stores captured in Columbia, S.C., February 17, 1865 -- Appendix B. Soldiers directory of public officers in Columbia.
Subjects:
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891.
Columbia (S.C.) -- History -- Burning, 1865.
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891.
Columbia (S.C.) -- History -- Burning, 1865.
ISBN:
1643362453
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY War Civil Campaigns Luc | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-182) and index.