Francis Marion died on February 27, 1795, in the sixty-third year of his age, deeply regretted by his fellow citizens. He was remembered as one of the most distinguished patriots and heroes of the American Revolution, which elevated his native country to honor and independence and secured for her the blessings of liberty and peace. He was honored for the noble and distinguished virtues of the citizen and the gallant exploits of the soldier, having lived without fear and died without reproach.