DeSaussure College - U.S. Civil War - Columbia, South Carolina - Field Hospitals on Waymarking.com

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.

Address: University of South Carolina North side of the Horseshoe Columbia, South Carolina Name of War: U.S. Civil War Type of Documentation: Historic Marker/Interpretive

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