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He fought in the revolutionary war and was buried in Belle Isle Plantation Cemetery, Berkeley County, South Carolina.

The bronze plaque on his grave stone reads: Sacred to the Memory

of

GENL. FRANCIS MARION

Who departed his life, on the 26th of February, 1795,

IN THE SIXTY-THIRD YEAR OF HIS AGE

Deeply regretted by all his fellow citizens

HISTORY

will record his worth, and rising generations embalm

his memory, as one of the most distinguished

PATRIOTS AND HEROES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

which elevated his native Country

TO HONOR AND INDEPENDENCE,

AND

Secured to her the blessings of

LIBERTY AND PEACE

This tribute of veneration and gratitude is erected

in commemoration of

the noble and disinterested virtues of the

CITIZEN;

and the gallant exploits of the

SOLDIER;

Who lived without fear, and died without reproach

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