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What Confederate capital was burned at the end of the US Civil War?
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Columbia, South Carolina.
It remains controversial, because it could be classified as an unnecessary act of wanton vandalism - unlike Sherman's punitive raids in general, which are known to have shortened the war, and served the Confederates right for not surrendering when it was obvious they'd lost. (After Lincoln's re-election in November 1864, there was not a hope of Confederate victory.)
The picture is further confused, because the citizens of Columbia were starting to burn their large stocks of cotton, rather than let it fall into Union hands. And Sherman never actually ordered the city to be destroyed. There could have been some accidental burnings that led to a bigger conflagration.
However, it is certain that Sherman was wanting to punish South Carolina hard for starting the Civil War, and he would have shed few tears at the destruction of its capital, whether this was accidental or not.
As Confederate officials evacuated Richmond, Virginia, the Rebels set it on fire to destroy war records.
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