Death: Charles Baxley Obituary Not Available – Charles Baxley, who had been a resident of Lugoff, South Carolina, passed away not too long ago. The field of American Revolutionary history has suffered a significant loss as a result of the demise of this individual. Charles worked as an attorney with Baxley, Wells & Benson in Lugoff, South Carolina, prior to his retirement. He remained there for a number of years. He remained employed there until he reached the age at which he could retire. Following the completion of his undergraduate studies at the University of South Carolina, Charles continued his education at that institution and received his Juris Doctor degree in the year 1976.
In addition to serving as a judge for fifteen years, he was also a Captain in the United States Air Force Reserves and was actively involved in a wide variety of professional and community groups. He was also a member of the United States Department of Justice. Throughout his whole official career, he served in this position over his entire career. In spite of this, Charles was truly fascinated by history, and more specifically by the American Revolution. This was the subject that captivated him more than anything else. In order to preserve the Camden battlefield and then convey its significance, Charles collaborated with a large number of local historians and groups.
This was done in order to accomplish both of these goals. An extremely limited number of individuals possessed the same amount of acquaintance with the Camden narrative as Charles did. During his tenure as editor and publisher of the online journal Southern Campaigns of the American Revolution, he made a significant amount of effort to convey the narrative of South Carolina’s involvement in the American Revolution. To Charles, A. With regard to the publication of the journal, he was the one accountable.
Charles was Chair of the South Carolina 250th Commission, which was his most recent job. He was also very involved with the South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust and the Liberty Trail. Charles made us feel welcome when we met him almost fifteen years ago. He was interested in learning more about South Carolina’s part in the Revolution. For Charles wasn’t the type to “suffer fools,” he had high standards for accuracy and good study. He did, however, win over a lot of people with his southern charm, and we are proud to call Charles a friend. His help was very important to us as we wrote our book about Camden, which we called “All That Can Be Expected.” A fine-tooth comb was used to go through our copy, and he paid special attention to the maps. His passion for this particular part of South Carolina’s Revolutionary War history really pushed us as writers to tell the Camden story correctly. It is our duty to make sure that Charles’s work lives on, even though there will never be another Charles and his death is a great loss for history and preservation. We must do this with study and, most importantly, excitement.