| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1869 - 876 pages
...contrary, claim that wo saved what of Columbia remains unconsumed. And, without hesitation, I charge Gen. Wade Hampton with having burned his own city of Columbia, not with a malicious intent, or as tho manifestation of a silly ' Roman stoicism,' but from folly and want of sense in filling it with... | |
| Benson John Lossing - United States - 1877 - 674 pages
...agency in this flre, but, on the contrary, claim that we saved what ofColnmbta remains unconsumcd. And, without hesitation, I charge General Wade Hampton...city of Columbia, not with a malicious intent, or as a manifestation of a silly l Roman stoicism,' but from folly and want of sense, in filling it with... | |
| Massachusetts Historical Society - Massachusetts - 1902 - 622 pages
...agency in this fire, but, on the contrary, claim that we saved what of Columbia remains unconsnmed. And without hesitation I charge General Wade Hampton with having burned his own city of Columbia, not witli a malicious intent or as the manifestation of a silly ' Roman stoicism,' but from folly, and... | |
| Charles Carleton Coffin - History - 1881 - 674 pages
...agency in this tire, bat, OB the contrary, claim that we saved what of Columbia remain* unconsnmed. And without hesitation I charge General Wade Hampton...city of Columbia, — not with a malicious intent, or aa the manifestation of a silly ' Roman stoicism,' but from folly and want of sense, in filling it... | |
| James Taylor - 1882 - 284 pages
...threw the blame of the destruction of the rest of the town on the Confederate General Hampton, '_from folly and want of sense, in filling it with lint, cotton, and timber.' A friendly critic exultingly declared that, ' Sherman's line of march may be traced by the... | |
| Samuel Hawkins Marshall Byers - Iowa - 1888 - 720 pages
...of war would have been justified in its destruction. "Without hesitation," he wrote, "I charge Gen. Wade Hampton with having burned his own city of Columbia — not with malicious intent nor as the silly manifestation of a silly Roman stoicism, but from folly and want... | |
| Willis Fletcher Johnson - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1891 - 634 pages
...agency in this fire, but, on the contrary, claim that we saved what of Columbia remains unconsumed. And, without hesitation, I charge General Wade Hampton...sense, in filling it with lint, cotton, and tinder. Our officers and men on duty worked well to extinguish the flames; but others not on duty, including... | |
| Bradley Tyler Johnson - Generals - 1891 - 418 pages
...contrary claim that we saved what of Columbia remains unconsumed. And without hesitation I charge Gen. Wade Hampton with having burned his own city of Columbia, not with malicious intent, or as the manifestation of a silly 'Roman stoicism,' but from folly and want of sense,... | |
| Samuel Giles Buckingham - Connecticut - 1894 - 574 pages
...agency In this fire, but on the contrary claim that we saved what of Columbia remains uneon«umed. And without hesitation I charge General Wade Hampton...sense in filling it with lint, cotton, and tinder. Our officers and men on duty worked well to extinguish the Barnes. But others not on duty. Including... | |
| Samuel Giles Buckingham - Connecticut - 1894 - 574 pages
...any agency in this fire, bat on the contrary claim that we saved what of Columhia remains uneonsumed. And without hesitation I charge General Wade Hampton...city of Columbia, not with a malicious intent, or us the manifestation of a silly ' Roman stoicism,' but from folly and want of sense in filling it with... | |
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