Col. David Dubose Gaillard

Historical marker location:

Pinewood, South Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of Milford Plantation Road (State Highway 43-808) and Camp Mac Boykin Road (State Highway 43-51), on the right when traveling south on Milford Plantation Road.)

Marker installed: 1979

Engineer Of The Panama Canal.

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.