Shelling of Columbia

Shelling of Columbia is a South Carolina historical marker in Lexington County, dedicated 1964.

Lexington County · dedicated 1964 · Sunset Blvd. (U.S. Hwy. 378), at its intersection with N. Lucas St., West Columbia, West Columbia

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Prior to the capture of Columbia by Gen. William T. Sherman, Federal artillery shelled the city on February 16, 1865, from batteries on this hill and in the road at this end of the Congaree River bridge. Shots were fired at the Arsenal (site of the Governor's Mansion) and the State House, which still bears scars of the bombardment.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
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Shelling of Columbia

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