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The burning of Columbia
February 17, 1865
Columbia, South Carolina
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Roughly a third of the city burned in a night. Sherman blamed retreating Confederates who fired cotton bales in the streets. The city blamed his soldiers and the whiskey they found. Bronze stars on the State House mark where his artillery struck it.
That was 1 of the hidden places.
Location: city-level
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