Rutledge College

Historical marker location:

Columbia, South Carolina

( Marker can be reached from Sumter Street, on the right when traveling north.)

1805. University of South Carolina Historic District.

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.