Experts work to ID remains of Revolutionary War soldiers found in woods: "This is the ultimate cold case"

Deep in the pine forests of South Carolina, the trees stretch endlessly across the horizon. To the untrained eye, it's just another patch of wilderness. But beneath the sandy soil of Camden lies something sacred: the long-forgotten remains of Revolutionary War soldiers.

"I was completely blown away every time we found one," said archaeologist Jim Legg. "It's kind of stunning."

The remains weren't discovered by police detectives, but by South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology archeologists, Steve Smith and Legg, who had spent decades combing Camden's historic battlefields for artifacts. What they found was more than history — it was humanity.

The Battle of Camden

On Aug. 16, 1780, Camden's grounds witnessed one of the most brutal clashes of the American Revolution.