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Ruins of the Railroad Depot
1865
The ruins of a railroad depot after General Sherman's men burned the town near the end of the Civil War.Plate 61
Ruins of the Pinckney Mansion
1865
Ruins of the Pinckney Mansion with rubble in the street after General Sherman's men burned the town near the end of the Civil War.Plate 59
Ruins in Columbia, S.C.
1866
The ruins of a church in Columbia after General Sherman's men burned the town near the end of the Civil War.Plate 54
Ruins of Columbia, S.C. No. 2
1866
The ruins of Columbia after Sherman passed through, with damaged buildings, free-standing columns, and a pile of rubble.Plate 55
Destruction of Hood's Ordinance (Ordnance) Train
1864
General Hood ordered a train full of gunpowder set on fire so that the Union Army couldn't use it, resulting in a series of explosionsPlate 44
The Potter House Atlanta
1864
View of heavily damaged house and felled trees after General Sherman's army passed through.Plate 38
