Major William Chronicle

Historical marker location:

2625 Park Road, Blacksburg, South Carolina

( Marker can be reached from Park Road, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1930

Oct. 7, 1780.

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.