Sherman and the Burning of ColumBia Sherman and the Burning of Columbia MARION BRUNSON LUCAS Foreword by Bell I. Wiley THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA PRESS © 1976Marion Brunson Lucas ©2000University of South Carolina Paperback edition published by the University of South Carolina Press, 2000 Ebook edition published in Columbia, South Carolina, by the University of South Carolina Press, 2012 www.sc.edu/uscpress 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The Library of Congress has cataloged the paperback edition as follows: Lucas, Marion Brunson, 1935– Sherman and the burning of Columbia / Marion Brunson Lucas ; foreword by Bell I. Wiley. p. cm. Originally published: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, ©1976. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 1-57003-358-7(pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Columbia (S.C.)—History—Burning, 1865. 2. Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820–1891. I. Title. E477.75.L82 2000 973.7'38—dc21 00-030289 ISBN 978-1-61117-125-9(ebook) to Italene Amy, Susan, Scott Contents List of Illustrations 9 Foreword 11 Aclmowledgrnents 15 Chapter 1. Prologue 19 2. The Evacuation of Columbia 51 3. The Capture of Columbia 72 4. The Burning of Columbia 83 5. The Extent of the Devastation 119 6. Who Burned Columbia? 129 7. Eptlogue 163 Appendix A. Inventory of Ordnance Stores Captured in Columbia, S.c., February 17, 1865 169 Appendix B. Soldiers Directory of Public Officers in Columbia 173 Bibliography 175 Index 183 List of Illustrations Map. Central South Carolina Map. Columbia and Vicinity following page 96 Ruins of the Palmetto Armory, Arsenal Hill Washington Street Methodist Episcopal Church Map. Columbia: Major Features Map. Columbia: Buildings Burned Map. Columbia: 1860 Dwellings Richardson Street north from the State House Christ Episcopal Church Office of the South Carolina Rail Road South Carolina Rail Road freight depot Ruins of Ebenezer Lutheran Church Ruins of the Ursuline Convent