The burning of Columbia, South Carolina, February 17, 1865 / sketched by W. Waud.
Summary
Print shows a large group of Union soldiers under the command of General Sherman, watching Columbia, South Carolina burn; inhabitants, mostly women, flee both the fire and the soldiers.
Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 9, no. 432 (1865 April 8), p. 217.
Exhibited: "The Civil War in America" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2012-2013.
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Date
01/01/1865
Contributors
Waud, William, -1878, artist
Location
West Columbia (S.C.)
,
33.99361, -81.07389
Source
Library of Congress
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Copyright info
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