JANUARY 27, 1865:
An immense fire breaks
out in the Savannah Armory, consuming tons of ordnance and severely damaging the
surrounding area. With explosive shells raining down and tens of thousands of
rounds firing off, the City Fathers can do nothing to stop the fire which burns
for two days. Although the reason the fire started is never discovered, it is
widely suspected that pro-Confederates set the fire to deny the ammunition to
the Yankees.
Union
soldier Cornelius C. Platter writes:
The Rebel arsenal . . .
was destroyed by fire --- At times the explosions were terrific. A great many
buildings were burned and a number of lives, were lost. The 'fire engines"
could do but very little to extinguish the flames on account of the bursting of
the shells . . .
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