[Bubba Ho-Tep]

See, I'd think you'd be the one all bragging here. I look at that and see that, yeah, Sherman burned what looks to have been a wide spot in the road when he passed through in March, 1865. Despite that, the town seemed to recover just fine, actually growing enough that by the early 1900s it was able to incorporate, had "eight to ten stores," railroad connections, new schools, etc., and generally sounding not much different than a lot of other towns in South Carolina that never saw a United States soldier.

You seem intent, on the other hand, of pronouncing all of that growth to be no more than the prolonged twitching of a corpse in order to reinforce your southern martyr complex.

[mstar]

a wide spot in the road

You might want to study some pre-war census reports, it was no "spot on the road". The area was very prosperous.

the town seemed to recover just fine,

Compared to what? You need to study the area before the war, you know some actual study.

generally sounding not much different than a lot of other towns in South Carolina that never saw a United States soldier.

And what town would that be?

You seem intent, on the other hand, of pronouncing all of that growth to be no more than the prolonged twitching of a corpse in order to reinforce your southern martyr complex.

You know, I would rather struggle with a southern martyr complex than be a promoter of cruelty, backed by lies to cover the track of a madman.