Who Burnt Columbia
by Gibbes, Colonel James G
- Used
- first
- Condition
- VG, a couple of spots on the front board. (See photo). Has two library stamps on the front paste down and ffep. No other marking/None.
- Seller
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Grayson, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Newberry, SC: Elbert H. Aull Co, 1902. First. Hard Bound. VG, a couple of spots on the front board. (See photo). Has two library stamps on the front paste down and ffep. No other markings. Lettering vg on front board, faded some on the spine./None.. Very scarce in the first. First copy I've seen.
Very Southern sympathetic as the author was a resident of Columbia when all this took place and was later mayor of the city. His statement places the blame directly on Sherman's men, as there were no fires when the Confederates abandoned the city. The major blaze began in the northwest part of the city and spread rapidly due to a high wind. There was no doubt in the author's mind it was a conflagration caused by drunken soldiers and was not done under any official order.
Very Southern sympathetic as the author was a resident of Columbia when all this took place and was later mayor of the city. His statement places the blame directly on Sherman's men, as there were no fires when the Confederates abandoned the city. The major blaze began in the northwest part of the city and spread rapidly due to a high wind. There was no doubt in the author's mind it was a conflagration caused by drunken soldiers and was not done under any official order.
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- Bookseller
- Old South Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 372
- Title
- Who Burnt Columbia
- Author
- Gibbes, Colonel James G
- Format/Binding
- Hard Bound
- Book Condition
- Used - VG, a couple of spots on the front board. (See photo). Has two library stamps on the front paste down and ffep. No other marking
- Jacket Condition
- None.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- Elbert H. Aull Co
- Place of Publication
- Newberry, SC
- Date Published
- 1902
- Keywords
- Rare Civil War book. Union. South Carolina. Columbia, SC. General Sherman.
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