Columbia Civil War Landmarks

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Columbia Civil War Landmarks

Author: Tom Elmore
Publisher: The History Press
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 144
Cover Price: $ 19.99

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Centered in the Confederacy’s Atlantic states, Columbia was one of three untouched Southern capitals at the end of 1864. Its factories produced uniforms, swords, belts, bullets, gunpowder and cannonballs, all vital to the war effort, until the fiery onslaught of Sherman’s invasion cut a swath through the city. Tom Elmore, local Civil War historian and tour guide, presents over sixty significant sites throughout the Greater Columbia area that were marked by moments of triumph and devastation during the war. Readers will find the stories behind both well-known and infamous places, including the Horseshoe on the University of South Carolina campus, the gruesome 1864 prisoner of war camp, the ruins of one of the largest textile mills ever built and the monument commemorating the spot where the great city was surrendered.

Background Information

The Confederate States of America was formed by the states that seceded from the Union in 1861 and was dissolved in 1865. South Carolina was second youngest of the 13 original colonies and led the movement for secession that led to Civil War.