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* [[John Doby Kennedy]] (1840–1896) – Confederate Army general, and later Lieutenant Governor |
* [[John Doby Kennedy]] (1840–1896) – Confederate Army general, and later Lieutenant Governor |
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* [[Joseph Brevard Kershaw]] (1822–1894) – Confederate Army general, president of the State Senate, and for whose forebearers Kershaw County was named |
* [[Joseph Brevard Kershaw]] (1822–1894) – Confederate Army general, president of the State Senate, and for whose forebearers Kershaw County was named |
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* [[Richard Rowland Kirkland]] (1843–1863) – Civil War Confederate soldier and hero at the [[Battle of Fredericksburg]] |
* [[Richard Rowland Kirkland]] (1843–1863{{KIA}}) – Civil War Confederate soldier and hero at the [[Battle of Fredericksburg]] |
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* [[John Peter Richardson III]] (1829–1899) – Governor |
* [[John Peter Richardson III]] (1829–1899) – Governor |
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* [[Donald Leroy Truesdell]] (1906–1993) – [[Medal of Honor]] for action in the [[Occupation of Nicaragua]] ([[cenotaph]]) |
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* [[John Bordenave Villepigue]] (1830–1862) – Confederate Civil War general, and ancestor to John Canty Villepigue |
* [[John Bordenave Villepigue]] (1830–1862) – Confederate Civil War general, and ancestor to John Canty Villepigue |
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* [[John C. Villepigue|John Canty Villepigue]] (1896–1943) – World War I [[Medal of Honor]] recipient |
* [[John C. Villepigue|John Canty Villepigue]] (1896–1943) – World War I [[Medal of Honor]] recipient |
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Old Quaker Cemetery, founded in 1759, 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 generals, two Medal of Honor recipients, and one South Carolina Governor.
Notable gravesites
- Joseph Brevard (1766–1821) – Revolutionary War figure, US Representative, and Supreme Court jurist
- Richmond Hobson Hilton (1898–1933) – World War I Medal of Honor recipient
- John Doby Kennedy (1840–1896) – Confederate Army general, and later Lieutenant Governor
- Joseph Brevard Kershaw (1822–1894) – Confederate Army general, president of the State Senate, and for whose forebearers Kershaw County was named
- Richard Rowland Kirkland (1843–1863 †) – Civil War Confederate soldier and hero at the Battle of Fredericksburg
- John Peter Richardson III (1829–1899) – Governor
- Donald Leroy Truesdell (1906–1993) – Medal of Honor for action in the Occupation of Nicaragua (cenotaph)
- John Bordenave Villepigue (1830–1862) – Confederate Civil War general, and ancestor to John Canty Villepigue
- John Canty Villepigue (1896–1943) – World War I Medal of Honor recipient
References
External links
- Old Quaker Cemetery at Find a Grave
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quaker Cemetery
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