Gen. Marion's Epitaph.

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.

Taken from the marble slab at Belle Isle, this 20th September, 1821, by Theodore Gourdin.