[central_va]

I am sure not one civilian died in the torching of Columbia SC by Sherman's cowardly henchmen.

[Sherman Logan]

One hell of a lot fewer than died in Hamburg or Hiroshima.

[donmeaker]

The problem was the rebels slashed the fire hoses, making it impossible to fight the fire. The rebels burned Atlanta when the withdrew, they burned Richmond when it fell. The Union soldiers had to stop chasing the rebels to fight the fire.