Front Description
This memorial is dedicated to American Revolutionary War heroes who were patriots of the Old Camden District … Markers are for Patriots buried in graves known and unknown … Patriots in marked graves in Quaker Cemetery are: Surgeon Isaac Alexander, Surgeon James Martin, Capt Benjamin Carter, Lt Joseph Brevard, and Privates Thomas Ballard, Samuel Mathis, Archelaus Watkins … Many patriots were executed in Camden during 1780 – 1781. Those known appear on the monument … Hundreds of patriots from Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia died in Kershaw County in “The Battle of Camden” 16 Aug 1780 and “Hobkirk Hill” 25 April 1781. Enlisted soldiers killed in battle were left upon the fields and are buried in graves known only to God.
Back Description
In Memory
Of those men of the Delaware Continental Regiment who were lost on the field of battle, far from home, in the struggle for independence at the First Battle of Camden SC, on August 16, 1780.
Patton’s Company
Conner, Edward Pvt ● Davis, Richard Pvt ● Little, William Pvt ● Miller, Samuel Pvt ● Miller, Thomas Pvt ● Moore, Richard Pvt ● Newell, William Pvt ● Pickering, Littleton Pvt ● Pyle, Samuel Pvt ● Truitt, Pural Pvt
Kirkwood Company
Hammond, James Pvt ● Highway, John Pvt ● Lee, George Pvt ● Price, Solomon Pvt ● Tool, Thomas Pvt
Learmonth’s Company
Black, William Serj ● Curry, John Pvt ● Harris, Thomas Pvt ● Ireland, Jonathan Pvt ● Jackson, Levie Pvt ● Latimer, Samuel Pvt ● League, William Pvt ● Trayson, Manuel Serj ● Tucker, Zadock Pvt ● Vandelip, Frederick Pvt
Jaquett’s Company
Berry, Mordecai Serj ● Caley, Andrew; Pvt ● Doughtery, Michael Pvt ● Fleetwood, Johnson Pvt ● Fleming, Hugh Pvt ● Gasford, John Pvt ● Noble, John Pvt ● Willoby, David Pvt
Wilson’s Company
Davis, John Pvt ● Handly, Daniel Pvt ● Spenser, John Serj ● Salvin, Alexander Pvt ● Ward, David Pvt
Corse’s Company
Bentley, John Serj ● Clark, Harmon Pvt ● Crooks, Christopher Pvt ● Hill, John Pvt ● Pimm, William Pvt
Rhodes’ Company
Lovett, Joseph Pvt
Purvis’ Company
Dunlap, Alexander Pvt ● Hicks, Levin Pvt ● Mattingley, Thomas Pvt
…And to those unknown to a Grateful Country presented by the State of Delaware, 1998
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