Camden in Kershaw County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Colonel Joseph Kershaw's Tomb

Photographed by Anna Inbody, October 2, 2011

1. Colonel Joseph Kershaw's Tomb Marker

Inscription. Joseph Kershaw (1727 - 1791) is buried in this family enclosure. He was a successful businessman, politician, district sheriff, and South Carolina Patriot militia colonel in the Revolutionary War. He helped mediate a peaceful settlement to the South Carolina Regulator movement in 1769 by advocating an expansion of law enforcement and courts into the backcountry. On June 20, 1779, he led his militia regiment against the British at the Battle of Stono Ferry. Kershaw County (est. 1791) is named after him.

“Sacred to the Memory of Colonel Joseph Kershaw. A native of the West Riding of Yorkshire, one of the earliest inhabitants of Pine Tree Hill, now Camden, of which town he was the principal founder. In the Revolution, he took a decided part in favor of American liberty and suffered in that memorable contest, a ruinous loss of property, the hardships of a prisoner of war, and deportation as a Rebel Enemy. He departed this life December the 28th, 1791, in the 64th year of his age.” Joseph Kershaw’s Epitaph

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism.

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In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 20, 1779.

Location. 34° 14.232′ N, 80° 36.424′ W. Marker is in Camden, South Carolina, in Kershaw County. It can be reached from Bull Street. Off of Bull Street between Broad Street and Church Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Camden SC 29020, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Midlands

and in the Olde English District. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The First Town Square (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Camden Courthouse and Gaol (about 600 feet away); The Robert Mills Courthouse (about

Photographed by Anna Inbody, October 2, 2011

2. Overview

800 feet away); The Old Jail and Town Market (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gaol (approx. 0.2 miles away); Northwest Redoubt (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Northwest Redoubt (approx. 0.2 miles away); Maj. Gen. Baron Johann de Kalb's Original Gravesite (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.

Colonel Joseph Kershaw's Tomb image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anna Inbody, October 2, 2011

3. Colonel Joseph Kershaw's Tomb

Photographed by Anna Inbody, October 2, 2011

4. Colonel Joseph Kershaw's Tomb

Photographed by Anna Inbody, October 2, 2011

5. DAR Marker

Revolutionary Soldier Colonel Joseph Kershaw 1727 - 1791 Placed by Joseph Kershaw NSDAR March 16, 2003

Credits. This page was last revised on March 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2011, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,587 times since then and 96 times this year. Last updated on March 26, 2025, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 11, 2011, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.