A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion and a History of His Brigade

Gen. Marion's Epitaph.

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                        Sacred to the Memory
                                 of
                     BRIG. GEN. FRANCIS MARION,
      Who departed this life, on the 27th 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 HONOUR 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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Taken from the marble slab at Belle Isle, this 20th September, 1821, by Theodore Gourdin.