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Members of the MVPA affiliate, Military Vehicle Collectors of South Carolina (MVCSC), had the unique honor of transporting the remains of 13 Revolutionary War soldiers who had died in the 1780 Battle of Camden. Read this first hand account from MVPA Member, Lee Porter, featured in  History in Motion: The Official Journal of The Military Vehicle Preservation Association.

Read Camden Battlefield Burial Project: Part II from the Camden Burials Field Director, Jim Legg—shared here in Legacy, the magazine of the SC Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Carolina.

Read Camden Battlefield Burial Project: Part I from the Camden Burials Field Director, Jim Legg—shared here in Legacy, the magazine of the SC Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Carolina.

Walter Edgar speaks with Dr. Steve Smith of the SC Institute for Archaeology and Anthropology at USC; Bill Stevens, forensic anthropologist with the Richland County Coroner's Office; and Doug Bostick, CEO of the South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust about the excavations, the significance of the discoveries, and about plans for reinterment ceremonies held April 20–22, 2023 in Camden, SC.

Tut Underwood speaks with Dr. Steve Smith of the SC Institute for Archaeology and Anthropology at USC and Doug Bostick of the SC Battleground Preservation Trust about The Camden Burials Project.

Doug Bostick joins CBS to discuss The Camden Burials Project in the second part of this podcast:

"Also this week Revolutionary War soldiers, our nation's very first heroes, were honored in South Carolina. Discovered amidst the tall pines of Camden Battlefield, these soldier's remains were carefully unearthed, researched, and as we'll hear from Doug Bostick, it's a fascinating story of the young men who fought to establish the United States of America almost 250 years ago."