DeSaussure College - U.S. Civil War - Columbia, South Carolina
Posted by: BruceS
N 33° 59.930 W 081° 01.685
17S E 497406 N 3762026
Historic residence hall on the old campus of the University of South Carolina in Columbia used by both sides as hospital during the Civil War.
Waymark Code: WMGQG9
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 03/31/2013
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DeSaussure College was built as a residence hall in 1809 and is the second oldest building on the campus of the University of South Carolina. The building was used first by the Confederacy as a hospital and then by the Union. The during the war the building flew a yellow flag signifying a hospital thus saving it from being destroyed by Sherman's forces. The building continues to serve as a resident hall and also as the College of Social Work.