Camden

Baron de Kalb Monument

Monument · Broad St, Camden, SC 29020

A monument to Major General Johann de Kalb, the German-born French officer who commanded the Maryland and Delaware Continentals at Camden. De Kalb was shot eleven times in the battle and died three days later. The monument marks one of the few individual officer deaths of the Southern Campaign commemorated with a dedicated marker.

Camden Battlefield

Battlefield · 222 Battlefield Rd, Camden, SC 29020

The preserved battlefield north of Camden where the August 16, 1780 engagement took place. The site retains much of its original character, with open ground and tree lines that approximate the conditions Gates's and Cornwallis's armies encountered. A state park with interpretive trails and markers.

Saunders Creek (Battle Position)

Battlefield · Kershaw County, SC, north of Camden

The creek just south of the main battlefield where the two armies initially deployed in the pre-dawn hours of August 16, 1780. The narrow space between Saunders Creek and a swamp on the American left created the ground on which the battle was fought — terrain that gave the British an advantage once the American left collapsed.

Cornwallis House Site

Landmark · Camden, SC 29020

The site of the house used by Lord Cornwallis as his headquarters during the British occupation of Camden in 1780–1781. The building no longer stands, but its location marks the center of British administrative control in the South Carolina interior during the height of the occupation.

Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site

Landmark · 222 Broad St, Camden, SC 29020

A reconstructed colonial-era fortified town representing the British base at Camden during the occupation of 1780–1781. The site includes reconstructed stockade walls, period buildings, and interpretive exhibits covering both the battle and the British occupation of the town.

Little Lynches Creek Crossing

Landmark · North of Camden, Kershaw County, SC

The creek crossing north of Camden where Gates's army crossed during its approach to the battlefield. The route Gates chose to approach Camden — through sandy, forested terrain with poor road conditions — contributed to his army's exhaustion before the battle.