"Big Bob"

Historical marker location:

Abbeville, South Carolina

( Marker is on Court Square (State Highway 28) south of Washington Street (State Highway 203), in the median.)

South Carolina was the site of one of the bloodiest battles of the American Revolution. The Battle of Camden, fought on August 16, 1780, resulted in a devastating defeat for the American army and caused the temporary collapse of the southern resistance to British rule.