Camden in Kershaw County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Pantheon
Photographed by Anna Inbody, November 8, 2011
1. Pantheon Marker
C.S.A.
Cantey
Chesnut
1861 Deas 1865
Villepigue
Kennedy
Kershaw
Natives
of Camden
Erected 1911 by The School Children of Camden.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.
Location. 34° 15.395′ N, 80° 36.176′ W. Marker is in Camden, South Carolina, in Kershaw County. It is on Lyttleton Street, on the right when traveling north. Located in Kershaw Park (formerly known as Rectory Square). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Matthews SC 29135, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Midlands, in Congaree Country, 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.
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Additional commentary.
1. History of the Pantheon
Dr. R.M. Kennedy, Superintendent of Camden schools, encouraged the citizens and school children of Camden to raise $2,000 to pay for the Pantheon, which was originally a drinking fountain. The Pantheon was dedicated on Memorial Day, May 10, 1911, in Kershaw Park. The pergola consists of six columns, each nine feet tall. Each column holds a bronze tablet representing one of Camden's six generals. The same day, citizens of Camden dedicated another memorial drinking fountain to honor Richard Kirkland.
— Submitted January 17, 2012, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina.
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Photographed by Anna Inbody, November 8, 2011
2. Pantheon Marker
Plaque in photo 1 is located on the bench of the Pantheon.
See "Richard Kirkland" Marker in Kershaw County, South Carolina for more information about the monument dedicated in Camden on the same day as this marker.
— Submitted January 17, 2012, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina.
Photographed by Anna Inbody, November 8, 2011
3. Pantheon Marker
Brig. Gen. James Cantey 1818 ~ 1873
Photographed by Anna Inbody, November 8, 2011
4. Pantheon Marker
Brig. Gen. J. B. Villepigue 1830 ~ 1862
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5. Pantheon Marker
Maj. Gen. J. B. Kershaw 1822 ~ 1894
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6. Pantheon Marker
Brig. Gen. J.D. Kennedy 1840 ~ 1896
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7. Pantheon Marker
Brig. Gen. Z. C. Deas 1819 ~ 1882
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8. Pantheon Marker
Brig. Gen. James Chesnut 1815 ~ 1885
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9. Pantheon Marker
Deo Vindice Erected May 10, 1911 by the Schoolchildren of Camden to the Six Camden Schoolboys who attained the rank of General in the armies of the Southern Confederacy. "The silent pillar, cold and grey, claims kindred with, their sacred clay; their spirits wrap the dusky mountain; their memory sparkles o're the fountain."
Photographed by Anna Inbody, November 8, 2011
10. Pantheon Marker
View of the cross plaques and the fountain in the center.
Photographed by Anna Inbody, November 8, 2011
11. Overview
Photographed by Anna Inbody, November 8, 2011
12. Side view of the cannon beside the marker
Photographed by Anna Inbody, November 8, 2011
13. Overview
Showing the designation of stop on the self-guided tour offered by the Kershaw County Historical Society.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2012, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,562 times since then and 47 times this year. Last updated on March 26, 2025, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. submitted on January 17, 2012, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
