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.
But later this month, the carefully gathered and studied remains of the dozen unknown soldiers are getting a proper memorial and burial where they fell on the Camden battlefield. It’s part of the ongoing 250th anniversary commemorations of the Revolutionary War, which historians hope will highlight history that unites instead of divides.“Our democracy is the oldest in the world — we don’t always get it right, and we have fought amongst ourselves more than I care to think about.
Atwell’s office has spent several months helping other archeologists carefully dig up the soil at the site. When remains were found, they were draped in a U.S. flag and a veteran escorted them to a truck. A huge ceremony is planned in South Carolina from April 20-22. The soldiers will be honored at the national cemetery at Columbia’s Fort Jackson Army basic training base before heading on a 20-mile procession to Camden. They will lie in state for two days before horse-drawn caissons carry them back to their resting places.
But it was a turning point. The Continental Congress followed George Washington’s recommendation and appointed Nathanael Greene to take over the Southern armies. In a little more than a year, Greene’s forces pushed the British north into Virginia, eventually trapping them with French help at Yorktown, effectively winning the Revolutionary War.
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