Subject: 1780 Battle of Camden Resent-Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 16:15:24 -0700 (PDT) Resent-From: [email protected] Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 19:15:03 -0400 From: "Steven J. Coker"Organization: http://members.tripod.com/~SCROOTS To: [email protected] Research file on the Battle of Camden (1780) 1 folder. Request #: S. -- Camden, (S.C) Battle of (1780) Revolutionary War battle fought August 16, 1780 near Camden, South Carolina. General Cornwallis was the leader of the British and General Gates the Americans. General Gates and his Army were defeated in the battle and where Baron DeKalb later died as a result of wounds. Research file includes aerial photographsof Kershaw Cornwallis house, photocopies of letter from Cornwallis to Dansey (1780), maps, typed copy of a letter from Cornwallis to Germain as published in the Gazette Extraordinary, Charleston News & Courier, Charleston, S.C. (June 1, 1876) about Hobkirk's Hill, copies of pages of The Century Book of the American Revolution, 1964 newspaper clipping showing the Delaware Regiment uniform, 1930 article about the old battleground, Muster roll of Capt. Kirkwood's Regiment, photocopies and typed affidavits from Tennessee regarding participants in the battle and newspaper clippings.. Source: Camden Archives & Museum 1314 Broad Street Camden, SC 29020-3535 (803) 425-6050 [email protected] YOU CAN SEARCH THE ONLINE CATALOGS FOR ABSTRACTS LIKE THIS! The Camden Archives and Museum Research Files Catalog is now online! http://www.camden-sc.org/Museum.html http://www2.citadel.edu/otherserv/camden ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== SCRooters: http://www.flashbase.com/forms/SCRooters ''' (0 0) +----------oOO----(_)----------------+ | Send comments about the Forum to: | | Steven J. Coker, Forum Manager | | [email protected] | | P.O. Box 359, Charleston, SC 29402 | | http://members.tripod.com/~SCROOTS | +-----------------oOO----------------+ |__|__| || || ooO Ooo