CAMDEN  , a See also:

• TOWN

town and the See also:

• COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county-seat of Kershaw county, See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

South Carolina, U.S.A., near the Wateree See also:

• RIVER

river, 33 M . N.E. of See also:

• COLUMBIA

Columbia . Pop . (189o) 3533; (1900) 2441; this decrease was due to the separation from Camden during the See also:

• DECADE (from Gr. Oka, ten)

decade of its suburb "Kirkwood," re-annexed in 1905; (191o) 3569 . It is served by the See also:

• ATLANTIC

Atlantic See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

Coast See also:

• LINE

Line, the Seaboard See also:

• AIR (from an Indo-European root meaning " breathe," " blow ")
• AIR, or ASBEN

Air Line and the See also:

• SOUTHERN

Southern See also:

• RAILWAYS

railways . Camden is situated about too ft. above the river, which is navigable to this point . The town is a See also:

• WINTER, JOHN STRANGE
• WINTER, PETER (c. 1755-1825)

winter resort, chiefly for Northerners . See also:

• COTTON
• COTTON (Fr. coton; from Arab. qutun)
• COTTON, CHARLES (163o–1687)
• COTTON, GEORGE EDWARD LYNCH (1813–1866)
• COTTON, JOHN (1585–1652)
• COTTON, SIR ROBERT BRUCE

Cotton, See also:

• GRAIN (derived through the French from Lat. granum, seed, from an Aryan root meaning " to wear down," which also appears in the common Teutonic word " corn ")

grain and See also:

• RICE (Greek 6p6 a, Latin oryza, French riz, Italian riso, Spanish arroz, derived from the Arabic)
• RICE, EDMUND IGNATIUS (1762-1844)
• RICE, JAMES (1843-1882)

rice are produced in the vicinity, and there are some manufactories, including cotton See also:

• MILLS, JOHN (d. 1736)
• MILLS, ROGER QUARLES (1832– )

mills, a cotton-See also:

• SEED (from the root seen in Lat. serere, to sow)

seed oil See also:

• MILL
• MILL (O. Eng. mylen, later myln, or miln, adapted from the late Lat. molina, cf. Fr. moulin, from Lat. mola, a mill, molere, to grind; from the same root, mol, is derived " meal;" the word appears in other Teutonic languages, cf. Du. molen, Ger. muhle)
• MILL, JAMES (1773-1836)
• MILL, JOHN (c. 1645–1707)
• MILL, JOHN STUART (1806-1873)

mill and planing mills . Camden, first known as See also:

• PINE (Lat. Pinus, Gr. srlrur)

Pine See also:

• TREE (0. Eng. treo, treow, cf. Dan. tree, Swed. Odd, tree, trd, timber; allied forms are found in Russ. drevo, Gr. opus, oak, and 36pv, spear, Welsh derw, Irish darog, oak, and Skr. dare, wood)
• TREE, SIR HERBERT BEERBOHM (1853- )

Tree See also:

• HILL
• HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
• HILL, A
• HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
• HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
• HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
• HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
• HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
• HILL, JAMES J
• HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
• HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
• HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
• HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
• HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)

Hill, is one of the See also:

• OLDEST

oldest interior towns of the See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state, having been settled in 1758; in 1768 the See also:

• PRESENT

present name was adopted in See also:

• HONOUR (Lat. honos or lwnor, honoris; in English the word was spelled with or without the u indifferently until the 17th century, but during the 18th century it became fashion-able to spell the word " honor "; Johnson's and Webster's Dictionaries stereoty

honour of See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord See also:

• CHANCELLOR (M. Eng. and Anglo-Fr. canceler, chanceler, Fr. chancelier, Lat. cancellarius)

Chancellor Camden . The town was first incorporated in 1791; its present See also:

• CHARTER (Lat. charta, carta, from Gr. Xap-rns, originally for papyrus, material for writing, thence transferred to paper and from this material to the document, in O. Eng. boc, book)

charter See also:

• DATES

dates from 1890 . For a See also:

• YEAR

year following the See also:

• CAPTURE (from Lat. capere, to take; Fr. prise maritime; Ger. Wegnahme)

capture of See also:

• CHARLESTON

Charleston by the See also:

• BRITISH

British in May 178o, during the See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War of See also:

• INDEPENDENCE
• INDEPENDENCE, DECLARATION OF
• INDEPENDENCE, WAR OF

Independence, Camden was the centre of important military operations . It was occupied by the British under See also:

• CORNWALLIS, CHARLES CORNWALLIS
• CORNWALLIS, SIR WILLIAM (1744-1819)

Cornwallis in See also:

• JUNE

June 178o, was well fortified and was garrisoned by a force under Lord Rawdon .

On the 16th of See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August Gen . Horatio See also:

• GATES, HORATIO (1728-1806)

Gates, with an See also:

• AMERICAN

American force of about 3600, including some See also:

• VIRGINIA
• VIRGINIA, or VERGINIA
• VIRGINIA, UNIVERSITY OF

Virginia See also:

• MILITIA (Fr. milice, Ger. Miliz, from Lat. miles, soldier, militia, military service)

militia under See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles Porterfield (1750-1780) and Gen . See also:

• EDWARD

Edward See also:

• STEVENS,
• STEVENS, A
• STEVENS, ALFRED (1818-1875)
• STEVENS, ALFRED (1828-1906)
• STEVENS, HENRY (1819—1886)

Stevens (1745-1820), and See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

North Carolina militia under Gen . See also:

• RICHARD
• RICHARD (d. 1184)
• RICHARD, FRANCOIS MARIE BENJAMIN (18,9-1908)
• RICHARD, HENRY (1812-1888)
• RICHARD, ST

Richard Caswell (1729-1789), was defeated here by the British, about 2000 strong, under Lord Cornwallis, who had joined Rawdon in anticipation of an attack by Gates . Soon after the engagement began a large See also:

• PART

part of the Americans, mostly North Carolina and Virginia militia, fled precipitately, carrying Gates with them; but See also:

• BARON
• BARON (1835-1895)
• BARON, MICHEL (1653—1729)

Baron De See also:

• KALB, JOHANN (" BARON DE KALB ") (1721—1780)

Kalb and the See also:

• MARYLAND

Maryland troops fought bravely until overwhelmed by See also:

• NUMBERS, BOOK OF
• NUMBERS, PARTITION OF

numbers, De Kalb himself being mortally wounded . A See also:

• MONUMENT (Lat. monumentum or monumentum; from monere, to advise, bring to mind, remind; the German equivalent is Denkmal)

monument was erected to his memory in 1825, See also:

• LAFAYETTE

Lafayette laying the corner-See also:

• STONE
• STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
• STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
• STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
• STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
• STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
• STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
• STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
• STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)

stone . The British loss in killed, wounded and missing was 324; the American loss was about 800 or goo killed and r000 prisoners, besides arms and baggage . On the 3rd of See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December Gates was superseded by Gen . See also:

• NATHANAEL

Nathanael See also:

• GREENE, GEORGE WASHINGTON (1811-1883)
• GREENE, MAURICE (1695-1755)
• GREENE, NATHANAEL (1742-1786)
• GREENE, ROBERT (c. 1560-1592)

Greene, who after Cornwallis had See also:

• LEFT

left the Carolinas, advanced on Camden and arrived in the neighbourhood on the 19th of See also:

• APRIL

April 1781 . Considering his force (about 1450) insufficient for an attack on the fortifications, he withdrew a See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short distance north of Camden to an advantageous position on Hobkirk's Hill, where on the 25th of April Rawdon, with a force of only 950, took him somewhat by surprise and drove him from the See also:

• FIELD (a word common to many West German languages, cf. Ger. Feld, Dutch veld, possibly cognate with O.E. f olde, the earth, and ultimately with root of the Gr. irAaror, broad)
• FIELD, CYRUS WEST (1819-1892)
• FIELD, DAVID DUDLEY (18o5-1894)
• FIELD, EUGENE (1850-1895)
• FIELD, FREDERICK (18o1—1885)
• FIELD, HENRY MARTYN (1822-1907)
• FIELD, JOHN (1782—1837)
• FIELD, MARSHALL (183 1906)
• FIELD, NATHAN (1587—1633)
• FIELD, STEPHEN JOHNSON (1816-1899)
• FIELD, WILLIAM VENTRIS FIELD, BARON (1813-1907)

field . The casualties on each See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side were nearly equal: American 271; British 258 . On the 8th of May Rawdon evacuated the town, after burning most of it .

On the 24th of See also:

• FEBRUARY

February 1865, during the See also:

• CIVIL

Civil War, a part of Gen . W.T . See also:

• SHERMAN
• SHERMAN, JOHN (x823-1900)
• SHERMAN, ROGER (1721–1793)

Sherman's See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army entered Camden and burned stores of See also:

• TOBACCO

tobacco and cotten, and several buildings . (See AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE.) See also T . J . Kirkland and R . M . See also:

• KENNEDY
• KENNEDY, BENJAMIN HALL (1804-1889)
• KENNEDY, THOMAS FRANCIS (1788-1879)
• KENNEDY, WALTER (c. 1460–c. 1508)

Kennedy, Historic Camden (Columbia, S.C., 1905) .