General David Jamison was president of the secession Convention and is considered to be the founder of Charleston's Citadel.
He was from Orangeburg, South Carolina in 1810 and his grave is in the Old Presbyterian cemetery behind the Orangeburg County Courthouse.
He died of Yellow fever in an epidemic in Charleston in 1864 and was buried in Orangeburg.
In his march through South Carolina, General Sherman swore he'd dig up Jamison's body and burn it, so his family had the marker removed. His home was burned down by Union troops, but Sherman didn't find the grave to carry through with his threat.
His grave remained that way for thirty years until funds were raised and the present memorial erected. The writing on it is now faded to where it is hard to read.
Soldier, Statesman and Scholar. --B-R'er
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