Clemson University

Historical marker location:

Clemson, South Carolina

( Marker is on Old Greenville Highway (State Highway 93) west of Newman Road, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2003

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.