Dicey Langston Springfield was born in Laurens County, SC, in 1766. After Charleston fell to the British (May 1780) the state plunged into a gruesome civil war between defenders of American liberty and those who fought to keep the thirteen colonies under British control. During this time, Dicey risked her life more than once. She […]
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It’s only 2023, but South Carolina is already marking the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. In 2018, the SC General Assembly created a 250th commission to lead us through the celebration of the entire war from its start in 1775 to its close in 1783. The commission members, their staff, county committees, and dozens
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The flag-draped, handmade caskets arrived April 20, 2023, at Historic Camden. Humvees carrying the caskets had stopped by numerous schools in Kershaw County before arriving at Historic Camden. Once placed inside the Joseph Kershaw House, the caskets lay in state for public viewing. On April 22, at the Camden Battlefield, the fallen soldiers, the first
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One man came from Great Britain and another man from North Carolina. They fought for the King. The other twelve came from Delaware and Maryland and fought for the new country’s freedom. Along with hundreds of other soldiers, those fourteen died the morning of August 16, 1780, in a pine forest a few miles north
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