 Officers at Haddrel 's Point were subjected to harsh treatment , barred from fishing to catch much @-@ needed food , and threatened with deportation from South Carolina . Approximately 3 @,@ 300 Patriot soldiers were confined in prison camps around Charleston that were similar to the one at Haddrel 's Point , and many were destined for cramped , unsanitary prison ships . Because of the conditions , many Continental soldiers agreed to join Loyalist regiments , but Hogun and other officers set up courts martial in the camps and attempted to maintain a dignified military structure . Hogun 's health soon declined , and he died in the prison camp on January 4 , 1781 . He was buried in an unmarked grave . 
