In the first reissue of these documents since 1865, A City Laid
Waste captures in riveting detail the destruction of South
Carolina's capital city. William Gilmore Simms (1806-1870), a
native South Carolinian and one of the nation's foremost men of
letters, was in Columbia and witnessed firsthand the city's capture
and destruction. A renowned novelist and poet, who was also an
experienced journalist and historian, Simms deftly recorded the
events of February 1865 in a series of eyewitness accounts
published in the first ten issues of the Columbia Phoenix and
reprinted here. His record of burned buildings constitutes the most
authoritative information available on the extent of the damage.
Simms historian David Aiken provides a historical and literary
context for Simms's reportage. In his introduction Aiken clarifies
the significance of Simms's articles and draws attention to factors
most important for understanding the occupation's impact on the
city of Columbia.
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