Diamond Hill

Historical marker location:

Columbia, South Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of Westminster Drive and Stratford Road, in the median on Westminster Drive.)

Marker installed: 1957

The home of Lt. General Wade Hampton, C.S.A.

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.