Revolutionary War soldier remains identified
As the country celebrates our 250th anniversary, USC researchers helped identify a teenage Revolutionary War soldier.
As the country celebrates our 250th anniversary, USC researchers helped identify a teenage Revolutionary War soldier.
LEXINGTON SC (WOLO) – Columbia, S.C. – Capital City/Lake Murray Country and 250 American Revolution: Lexington County invites members of the media to Lexington’s Old Mill Pond Trail to cover the highly anticipated “The Shot Heard Round The World” A 250th American Revolution Event. This commemorative event, celebrating the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, will honor the rich history behind Lexington County’s namesake—The Battle of Lexington and…
Saturday, a funeral service will take place honoring the fallen soldiers.
The 12 U.S. soldiers died in a pine forest in South Carolina in 1780, their bodies hastily buried beneath a thin layer of soil as their comrades fled from the British who appeared ready to put a quick and brutal end to the American Experiment.
Archeologists made a significant discovery just a few inches below ground at the Revolutionary War Camden Battlefield.