Sherman takes Columbia and wrecks its railroads
February 17, 1865, Columbia, South Carolina.
- Date
- February 17, 1865
- Where
- Columbia, South Carolina
- What happened
- Burned
- Event
- 148 of 174
An explosion destroyed the South Carolina Railroad depot on the morning Columbia fell, and Confederate cavalry burned the Charlotte and South Carolina terminal as they left. Union troops then destroyed or damaged about 55 miles of railroad and the engines.
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