Sherman and the Burning of Columbia
Series: Texas a&M University Military History Series, No 10
Publisher: Texas a & M Univ Pr
Published: July 1988
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780890963890
Subjects: American history: c 1500 to c 1800; c 1800 to c 1900; U.S. History - Civil War And Reconstruction (1860-1877); History - Military / War; History: American; USA; Military - General
First sentence: THE location of Columbia, South Carolina's capital, was chosen in 1786 to resolve a conflict for control of the state between the rich, powerful planters of the Low Country and the more numerous Piedmont farmers of the Up Country.