Bamberg County to dedicate Revolutionary War monument June 27

Bamberg County is turning a Revolutionary War monument dedication into its local opening act for America’s 250th anniversary, putting documented names from the Bamberg County region into a public ceremony at the county’s Veterans Memorial. The project is meant to do more than mark a date on the calendar. It will recognize Revolutionary War participants tied to the area, including African American and Native American South Carolinians whose service has often been preserved only in fragments, and place that history where residents can see it.

The dedication is scheduled for Saturday, June 27, 2026, from 11 a.m. to noon at the Bamberg County Veterans Memorial on E Railroad Avenue in Bamberg. A SC250 event listing gives a slightly longer window, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. County and tourism listings describe the site as part of the Veterans Memorial Trail area. Organizers say the program will bring together community members, military representatives and guests for formal remarks and observances, making the event a civic gathering as much as an unveiling.

The monument’s historical weight comes from the research behind it. The event listing says it is based on careful research and presents documented names of Revolutionary War participants from the Bamberg County region. South Carolina’s Department of Archives and History says the state has long had a special interest in Revolutionary War records and has published surviving documents while assembling copies of research materials from major repositories. The National Archives says its Revolutionary War holdings include military service records as well as pension and bounty land files, the kinds of records that help researchers identify soldiers and connect names to places.

The dedication will also unveil an original sculpture by brick artist Brad Spencer. The sculpture is described as showing two soldiers, one Black and one White, standing back-to-back in quiet vigilance, each supporting the other. That image broadens the monument’s message beyond a single military roster and points to a wider, more inclusive account of the Revolutionary era in South Carolina.

For Bamberg County, the June 27 ceremony is set up as more than a ceremonial ribbon-cutting. By placing the monument at the Veterans Memorial, county leaders are linking Revolutionary War memory with an existing public space for service and remembrance. The event also gives schools, families and visitors a focal point for learning about the county’s Revolutionary War connections as South Carolina moves through the run-up to the nation’s semiquincentennial.