The present times require the vigor and the activity of the prime of life; but I feel the increasing infirmities of age to such a degree, that I am conscious I cannot serve you to advantage.

He died from an accidental fall on August 28 1805 in Charleston and is buried there in St. Early life
Gadsden was born in 1724 in Charleston South Carolina.

He was a delegate to the Continental Congress and a brigadier general in the Continental Army during the War of Independence. He was also the designer of the famous Gadsden flag. Christopher Gadsden (February 16 1724 – August 28 1805) a soldier and statesman from South Carolina was the principal leader of the South Carolina Patriot movement in the American Revolution.