Facing Sherman in South Carolina
Subtitle: march through the swamps
By: Christopher G. Crabb
Series: The History Press Civil War sesquicentennial series; History Press Civil War sesquicentennial series
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9781609490157
Subjects: Campaigns; Sherman's March through the Carolinas; Swamps; Personal narratives; History; Rivers
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Will they invade us? Where is their army?; title: You'd better get out; we are the Fifteenth Corps; title: There goes your old gospel shop; title: They are South Carolinians, not Americans; title: Here began a carnival of destruction; title: Men gasping in death; title: Yanks, you better leave this country; title: Build them strong, Catterson; title: Those fellows are trying to stop us; title: Nothing in South Carolina was held sacred; title: A hasty visit to Mr. Simms; title: The plantations now looked desolate; title: The most complete rout I have ever witnessed; title: Only those who were there could tell; title: As if a knife was cutting the flesh; title: The men of this army surprise me every day; title: A conqueror through the streets of Columbia; title: Forests filled with flames and pitch-black smoke; title: The language would create consternation; title: Conclusion: The army marched triumphantly into humiliated Columbia.