Show k ORIGIN OF FIRE AT COLUMBIA f l. l William G. G Baugh Sr Tells of of Conflagration But Sheds No New Light I I read in The National j ane ene th tho question Who Did Start then thel thele Fire e a at Columbia I feel that it is by t turn rn to write T I have Comrade t er r s Fifth Iowa Dial Diary of a Sol I s c rJ Grant and Sherman pub put h d by the National Tribune t some Kir me me ago before me At this day daya a y p events vents that have esc escaped fp Oll oH fur oui lemory mory emory tends to revive that sprit spirit sp ofa ol of a patriotism that entered Into our lives rhen we were called to defend oui ow t unity and the feeling Is justI justas just as I strong now in our later 3 years ears as it as as then How now much good the indo eats written by our comrades at this thi ate ate day do our old souls cannot bo old They revive us to a younger fe and make us better G. G A A. A li H. I and better citizens writes William G G. G Baugh Sr Com Corn any ny y I Seventieth Ohio in The Na Nanal final onal Tribune T Byers says that General hermau left with his army aimy the day dayter tier tel the fire That Is not altogether I know that tha our company I s Seventy vent sixth Ohio did not leave leaver r veral days I speak for only my I do not know at this day dayo a o many others remained in the city 7 r of the First Brigade First DIv 1 Ion on Fifteenth Corps entered the cit city arly in the afternoon on I do not ej were the first we got aUe alle all aU le e same and helped to put Jut out the Ire he I 1 remember waiting upon the er side of the river while our batI bat bat- I ries rles were shelling the city and see the state house plainly bere be- be Jr jre re we crossed We entered the city fore night We had the honor oi oj ing placed at different buildings ing Ding guard duty as so many of oui our I diers were going Into the stores beire bere be be- ire re the fire reached them taking they wanted as th the citizens erred Denied ed to have deserted everything Ie was guard at a bank and daring the ht was right In the midst of the thee re e We succeeded succeeded In getting an old md nd d engine on a street but we were liable able ble to use the hose and we aban tied ned ed it I still have a scar on Dd D mj my nd ml d from a cut by glass in the door eh fell out when I closed it After I building had burned we hunted L ong the ruins In the cellar for what whal could could find I got several chunks chunke melted silverware as large as I ts I carried it for some time but bul 1 became came me heavy and I threw it away I make more room for hardtack 1 t other pJ pieces es pf of silverware I- I I I JI 4 I r l I 1 Wasson Gurd uj d at the Bank did not nett elt w or of oral al officer who f SJ who carrl earn tel'S wagon agon silver e ten id ld p from the same and was sent to his hor hon e R a camped in yard at 2 a ate te There were X of cl mett met t fly two women an wort 1 for the pro peer ct on w t tas as as so many soldier k and disorderly I w the night of the burning T warp warping Ing a most weird and f solemn r presented itself t ts s s tramping alone inch In irge rge ol of orphans driven from rhome the e fire After the fire we moved Bother Hother part of the tho city and again In the of a t o alec yet ui i. i ost ostI I YA crt wt net fors I l tit I quo 1 J IJ It our 1 t 4 did en 1 I 1 1 |