Francis Marion

Francis Marion was born in St. John’s Parish, S. C., in 1732 and died on February 27, 1795; he was buried at Belle Isle Plantation in Berkeley County, S. C. His service included the French and Indian War in 1759, the Cherokee Uprising in 1761, appointment as captain in the 2nd S. C. Regiment in 1775, command of Fort Dorchester in 1775, service as a major at the Battle of Sullivan’s Island in 1776, promotion to lieutenant colonel in the 2nd S. C. Regiment in 1777, appointment as brigadier general of militia in 1780, membership in the First South Carolina Provincial Congress in 1775, and service in the South Carolina Senate from 1791 to 1794.

Marion, South Carolina · United States