Generations

Historical marker location:

1121 Park Street, Columbia, South Carolina

( Marker can be reached from Park Street just south of Gervais Street (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling south.)

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.