feb 1, 1865 - General Wiliam Tecumseh Sherman marches into Columbia, South Carolina

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columbia: where secession vote happened years earlier
White ppl: many fled, some stayed to whip slaves and defended homes, confederates later fled

Union soldiers: some found whiskey, voted in capitol about secession, stole things from senate/ others were sober and faced hatred from whites but blessings from newly freed African Americans

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