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pton were rekindled by the wind and communicated to the buildings around.
About dark the flames began to spread, and were soon beyond the control of the brigade on duty in the town.
An entire division was now brought in, but it was found impossible to check the conflagration, which by midnight had become quite unmanageable.
It raged till about four A. M. on the 18th, when the wind subsided, and the flames were got under control.
Sherman was abroad till nearly morning, and Howard, Logan, Wood—his highest generals—were laboring all night to save the houses and protect the families of their enemies, thus suddenly deprived of shelter and often of bedding and apparel.
Thus, by a calamity, incident indeed to war, but brought about by the mad folly of one of the most reckless of the rebel commanders, who filled a city about to fall into the hands of an enemy with lint, cotton, and tinder, the capital of South Carolina was destroyed.
There was a retributive justice in the conflagratio
H., in Yazoo pass 168-171; in command of division of cavalry, II., 97; at Wilderness, 98-102: at Spottsylvania 140; on North Anna, 164; at Cold Harbor, 274, 283, 300; crossing the Chickahominy, 348; expedition against Southern railroads, 407-413; at battle of Winchester, III., 30; sent to Nashville to collect cavalry, 163; difficulty in remounting cavalry, 190; in Tennessee campaign, 208-220; at battle of Nashville, 253-258; in pursuit of Hood, 259; campaign into Alabama, 637, 638.
Wood, General T. J., at battle of Nashville, III., 253-260.
Wright, General Horatio G., in command of Sixth corps, II., 150; at Spottsylvania, 163; on North Anna, 227, 229; movement to Cold Harbor, 264, 270; battle of Cold Harbor, 275- 280, 284, 287, 293, 296; movement to Bermuda Hundred, 367; movement towards Weldon road, 383-386; moves to support Wilson, 404; at defences of Washington, 444; at mouth of Valley of Virginia, 448-452; at Cedar creek, III., 90; before Petersburg, 441, 452; military spiri