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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWTU_capt-robert-kirkwood-1756-1791_Camden-SC.html
At the start of the American Revolution, Robert Kirkwood served as a lieutenant in Hazlet's Delaware Regiment and in 1777 was promoted to captain and company commander in the 1st Delaware Continental Regiment. In the Battle of Camden (Aug. 16, 178…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWQP_the-cleveland-school-fire_Camden-SC.html
Erected to the memory of those who lost their lives in the Cleveland School Fire, on the night of May 17, 1923.
Grace Arrants, Age 7 yr.; Ima Arrants, Age 17 yr; Mrs. Floride Brown, Age 47 yr.; Lottie Brown, Age 9 yr.; Eugene A. Brown, Age 57 y…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWJ4_the-british-army_Camden-SC.html
Lord Rawdon commanded less than 950 men at Hobkirk's Hill. The majority were American Loyalists in the Volunteers of Ireland (140), the King's American Regiment (160), New York Volunteers (160), the South Carolina Royalists (130), and Major John C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWJ1_the-american-army_Camden-SC.html
At Hobkirk's Hill the American army numbered between 1,200 and 1,500 men. Col. Otho Holland Williams's brigade held the left of the line. It consisted of two Maryland Continental regiments commanded by Col. John Gunby and Lt. Col. Benjamin Ford, a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWIZ_the-battle-of-hobkirk-hill_Camden-SC.html
The Battle of Hobkirk HillRevolutionary War April 25, 1781Took Place on this ridgeThe Continental Army was commanded by General Nathaniel Greene and The British by General Lord Rawdon
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWIX_in-honor-and-rememberance_Camden-SC.html
In honor and remembrance of the Heroes and Victims in the Fight Against Terrorism and to Celebrate the Enduring Spirit of All Americans
Presented by Woodmen of the World
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWIW_action-at-logtown_Camden-SC.html
Logtown was a cluster of log houses one mile north of the colonial town of Camden. The American army approached Camden from the northeast on April 19, 1781. General Greene ordered Captain Robert Kirkwood and his company of Delaware Continentals to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWH2_richard-kirkland_Camden-SC.html
(West face):To Richard Kirkland C. S. A. in commemoration of his heroism at Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862. Christlike compassion moved him to leap over the stone wall, a mark for hostile guns, and carry water, again and again, to the suffering foe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWGZ_the-americans-return_Camden-SC.html
In late March 1781, Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene made one of the most important decisions of the Revolutionary War. Rather than pursue Lord Cornwallis's British force toward Wilmington, North Carolina, Greene resolved to lead the American army back …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWGX_colonel-joseph-kershaws-tomb_Camden-SC.html
Joseph Kershaw (1727 - 1791) is buried in this family enclosure. He was a successful businessman, politician, district sheriff, and South Carolina Patriot militia colonel in the Revolutionary War. He helped mediate a peaceful settlement to the Sou…