The War in 1865: Part Four
The Civil War Today app is filled with period photographs. This one shows some of the destruction at Columbia, South Carolina following the Federal occupation of that city. Many drawings from the period are also included in the app. This is an illustration of the burning of Columbia as depicted in Harper's Weekly . Note: This is a continuation of my series on the end of the War Between the States as presented in The Civil War Today app. General William T. Sherman's concentration upon Columbia, South Carolina resulted in the virtual destruction of the city. Confederate forces assembling under the immediate command of General P. G. T. Beauregard hastened to withdraw from the city, having insufficient numbers to meet Sherman's 60,000 men. The Civil War Today app, dated February 17, describes the resulting occurrence at Columbia this way: "After spending a month in Savannah, Sherman headed north to tear the Confederacy into smaller pieces. The Yankee so