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Photographer: Anna Inbody
Taken: October 2, 2011
Caption: Preserving the Battle of Camden Site
Additional Description: Upon forming the Hobkirk Hill Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution in 1907, the women immediately began efforts to preserve and commemorate the Battle of Camden site. A granite stone was placed on the spot where Gen. De Kalb was reportedly wounded on an acre of land donated by William Edwards. Although efforts by the DAR chapter to buy 425 acres of the battlefield were unsuccessful, Edwards donated five more acres in 1942 to create De Kalb Park. The chapter maintained the park and erected a second monument after the battlefield was designated a National Historic Landmark. Despite vandals, unlawful tree cutting, and Hurricane Hugo, the DAR protected and improved this hallowed ground for almost 100 years. The Battle of Camden Advisory Council was formed in 1999 to pursue preservation of the core battlefield. Bowater, Inc. agreed to put 310 acres under a conservation easement held by Katawba Valley Land Trust, and then sold the land to Palmetto Conservation Foundation (PFC) in 2002. A grant from the SC Conservation Bank paid for the property. National Park Service grants to PCF were used to conduct archaeological research, restore the longleaf pine forest, and develop interpretive trails. A large tract was purchased from Crescent Resources in 2007 through state funding. Palmetto Conservation continues to own and manage 476 acres of the battlefield. Donor List Preservation and Restoration of the Battle of Camden site was made possible by: National Park Service; Palmetto Conservation Foundation; Daughters of the American Revolution - Hobkirk Hill Chapter; SC Conservation Bank; SC Parks, Recreation & Tourism; SC Department of Transportation; SC Institute of Archaeology & Anthropology; Kershaw County; City of Camden; John T. Stevens Foundation; Upton Foundation; Artist Preservation Group; Progress Energy; Bank of America Foundation; American Forest Management; Daniel Riddick & Associates; Black River Electric Co-op; Katawba Valley Land Trust; Kershaw County Historical Society; Historic Camden Foundation; DAR - 19th Star Chapter, IN And major private donors: Charles Baxley; Daniel & Kathryn Baxley; H. Gaffney Blalock; John W. Bonner, Jr.; William Bosworth; Walter & Mary Clark; Robert H. Coughlin; David Cutler; C.P. Dubose; Augustus & Susan Field; George D. Fields; In Memory of Austin and Lucile Sheheen; Phyllis Gate; William & Sarah Graves; Ann Kelly; Kevin Linskey; Michael Lockhart; John Miller; Ed Royall; Larry & Betty Slade; Austin Sheheen; Kenneth & Christy Taucher; Don Terrell; Maxwell & Sibby Wood
Submitted: October 11, 2011, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina.
Database Locator Identification Number: p176337
File Size: 0.666 Megabytes

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