Cap. Swanson Lunsford

Historical marker location:

Columbia, South Carolina

( Marker is on Assembly Street, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1953

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.