Captain Mose Rogers

Historical marker location:

Cheraw, South Carolina

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Church Street and Front Street.)

Commander S. S. Savannah. First Steam Ship to Cross the Atlantic.

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.