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| Tango01 | 28 Jul 2017 1:11 p.m. PST |
…Bibliography. "The Battle of Ramsour's Mill took place on the foggy summer solstice morning of 20 June 1780 in what is present day Lincolnton, North Carolina ("L-Town") — where my German paternal ancestors settled in the mid-18th Century and where "history, arts, culture…all find a home" today (from the town's motto). About 1300 Tories had been organized by John Moore and were camped near the mill with some Whigs who they had captured and were planning to hang on that morning. The battle "did not involve any regular army forces from either side and was literally fought between family, friends, and neighbors with muskets sometimes being used as clubs because of a lack of ammunition…."
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