William T. Sherman’s Federals capture the South Carolina capital of Columbia. The city endures the worst destruction inflicted on any city during the war.
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South Carolina: Federals Destroy Orangeburg
By this time, Major-General William T. Sherman’s Federals had wrecked the South Carolina Railroad, cutting the connection between the Confederate garrisons at Augusta and Charleston.
The Fall of Fort McAllister
As William T. Sherman’s Federal armies surround Savannah on the Atlantic coast, a division of the Fifteenth Corps prepares to capture Fort McAllister, which blocks communication with the Federal naval fleet.
Knocking the Cover Off the Cracker Box
Federal forces move to open the “cracker line” to feed the starving troops in Chattanooga, while Confederates try to block them.