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Rest Well, Young Patriot: Archeological Discoveries From the Battle of Camden 

War is cruel. The Battle of Camden illustrates this, and recent discoveries on that battlefield shed light on the events of Aug. 16, 1780.  

Fought in the summer heat of South Carolina’s Midlands, Camden stands as one of the most consequential battles of the American Revolution. Though a disastrous loss for the Patriots, it became a turning point in the Southern Campaign, leading to strategic changes and linked events that resulted in American victory. 

Maj. Gen. Horatio Gates, Maj. Gen. Baron Johann de Kalb, and Lt. Gen. Charles, Earl Cornwallis, tower over Camden’s roster of 4,000 patriots and 2,100 British soldiers. One thousand Americans were captured, and 68 died. 

After the Americans fled Camden or were captured, the bodies of their dead brothers were left to rot in the extreme elements. Wild animals took care of most of the remains. It is likely that the British forced American prisoners of war to eventually bury what was left of the fallen. The graves were shallow; farmers in Camden were finding human bones well into the 20th century.  

In 2020, the South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust spearheaded recovery efforts at Camden. Archaeologists conducted a metal detector survey of the site. Among the musket balls, buttons, and other battlefield artifacts, they discovered human bones protruding from the ground.

Further excavation revealed the shallow graves of 14 soldiers who fought in the American Revolution. 12 were American, two were British. 

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