Camden
Battle Of South Mills
Confederates, on Apr. 19, 1862, repelled Union army here, prevented demolition of Dismal Swamp Canal locks three miles N.W.
Dempsey Burgess
Camden, NC
Member of provincial congresses, 1775-1776; lieutenant colonel of militia in Revolution; Congressman, 1795-99.
Isaac Gregory
Camden, NC
Member provincial con-gress, 1775; brigadier general of militia in Revolution; member N.C. conventions,1788-1789.
Lemuel Sawyer
Camden, NC
Author of "Blackbeard, a Comedy," 1824, an early drama on North Carolina, & other works.