Old Quaker Cemetery
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Old Quaker Cemetery is a cemetery located in Camden, South Carolina
, in Kershaw County. It dates back to the earliest days of Camden, which was first settled in 1730, and is the oldest inland city in South Carolina
. The cemetery is notable in that it maintains the gravesites of numerous famous people, to include three Civil War
Confederate Army General
s, two Medal of Honor
recipients, and one South Carolina Governor.
Camden, South Carolina
Camden is the fourth oldest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina and is also the county seat of Kershaw County, South Carolina, United States. The population was an estimated 7,103 in 2009...
, in Kershaw County. It dates back to the earliest days of Camden, which was first settled in 1730, and is the oldest inland city in South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
. The cemetery is notable in that it maintains the gravesites of numerous famous people, to include three Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
Confederate Army General
General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
s, two Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her...
recipients, and one South Carolina Governor.
Notable gravesites
- Agnes of GlasgowAgnes of GlasgowAgnes of Glasgow is a woman of American folklore, but nonetheless was in fact a real person.Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Agnes followed her lover, Lt. Angus McPherson, who was a British Army officer, to America during the American Revolution. She stowed away on a ship bound from England to America,...
, (1760–1780) - A lost lover and part of a local legend, which local folklore claims still haunts the cemetery to present day.
- Richmond Hobson HiltonRichmond H. HiltonRichmond Hobson Hilton was a S.C. National Guard 118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Sergeant during World War I, and a Medal of Honor recipient—the first of two from Kershaw County, South Carolina to be awarded the medal during that war...
, (1898–1933) - World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
Medal of Honor recipient.
- John Canty VillepigueJohn C. VillepigueJohn Canty Villepigue was a S.C. National Guard 118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division, United States Army Corporal who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War I.-Biography:...
, (1896–1919) - World War I Medal of Honor recipient.
- John Peter Richardson IIIJohn Peter Richardson IIIJohn Peter Richardson III was the 83rd Governor of South Carolina from 1886 to 1890.Richardson was born in Clarendon County, South Carolina to John Peter Richardson II, a former Governor of South Carolina, and Juliana Augusta Manning. After graduating from South Carolina College in 1849,...
, (1829–1899) - South Carolina GovernorGovernorA governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
from 1886 to 1890.
- Richard Rowland KirklandRichard Rowland KirklandRichard Rowland Kirkland, known as "The Angel of Marye's Heights", was a Confederate Army soldier during the American Civil War, noted for his bravery and humanitarian actions during the Battle of Fredericksburg....
, (1843–1863) - Civil War Confederate soldier and hero at the Battle of FredericksburgBattle of FredericksburgThe Battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, between General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside...
.
- Joseph Brevard Kershaw, (1822–1894) - Confederate Civil War General, president of the South Carolina State Senate, and for whose forebearers Kershaw County was named.
- John Doby KennedyJohn Doby KennedyJohn Doby Kennedy was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, as well as a post-war planter, attorney, politician, and Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina.-Early life and career:...
, (1840–1896) - Confederate Army General during the Civil War, and later South Carolina Lieutenant GovernorLieutenant governorA lieutenant governor or lieutenant-governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction, but is often the deputy or lieutenant to or ranking under a governor — a "second-in-command"...
.
- John Bordenave VillepigueJohn Bordenave VillepigueJohn Bordenave Villepigue was a career U.S. Army officer who served on the Western Frontier and became a Confederate general in the American Civil War...
, (1830–1862) - Confederate Civil War General, and ancestor to John Canty Villepigue.