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class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">1781 battle of the American Revolutionary War</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Not to be confused with the 1776 <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Lindley%27s_Fort" title="Battle of Lindley's Fort">Battle of Lindley's Fort</a> in <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a>.</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r963460841">@media all and (min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output 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colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Battle of Lindley's Mill</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;">Part of the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;line-height:1.5em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HawRiverMap1781.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A map of the area around Lindley's Mill, where the battle took place, from 1781" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/HawRiverMap1781.jpg/300px-HawRiverMap1781.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="271" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/HawRiverMap1781.jpg/450px-HawRiverMap1781.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/HawRiverMap1781.jpg/600px-HawRiverMap1781.jpg 2x" data-file-width="770" data-file-height="695" /></a></span><br />A portion of Thomas Kitchin's 1781 map of North Carolina, depicting Hillsborough, the Haw River, and Lindley's Mill on Cane Creek (spelled here "Lindsey's M.")</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table style="width:100%;margin:0;padding:0;border:0;display:inline-table"><tbody><tr><th style="padding-right:1em">Date</th><td>September 13, 1781</td></tr><tr><th style="padding-right:1em">Location</th><td><div class="location"><a href="/wiki/Alamance_County,_North_Carolina" title="Alamance County, North Carolina">Alamance County, North Carolina</a>;<br />east of present day <a href="/wiki/Snow_Camp,_North_Carolina" title="Snow Camp, North Carolina">Snow Camp, North Carolina</a></div><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output 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victory</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Belligerents</th></tr><tr><td style="width:50%;border-right:1px dotted #aaa;"> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281777%E2%80%931795%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281777%E2%80%931795%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281777%E2%80%931795%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281777%E2%80%931795%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281777%E2%80%931795%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281777%E2%80%931795%29.svg.png 2x" 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data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Loyalist_(American_Revolution)" title="Loyalist (American Revolution)">Loyalist</a> militia</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Commanders and leaders</th></tr><tr><td style="width:50%;border-right:1px dotted #aaa;"> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281777%E2%80%931795%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281777%E2%80%931795%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281777%E2%80%931795%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281777%E2%80%931795%29.svg.png 1.5x, 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2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> John Nall <a href="/wiki/Killed_in_action" title="Killed in action"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Old English Text MT',serif"><b>†</b></span></a></td><td style="width:50%;padding-left:0.25em"> <p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Great_Britain" title="Kingdom of Great Britain"><img alt="Kingdom of Great Britain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Great_Britain_%281707%E2%80%931800%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Great_Britain_%281707%E2%80%931800%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Great_Britain_%281707%E2%80%931800%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Great_Britain_%281707%E2%80%931800%29.svg.png 1.5x, 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Fight">Francisco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Chesapeake" title="Battle of the Chesapeake">Chesapeake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Yorktown" title="Siege of Yorktown">Yorktown</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Mobile_(1781)" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Mobile (1781)">The Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Cowpens" title="Battle of Cowpens">Cowpens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Cowan%27s_Ford" title="Battle of Cowan's Ford">Cowan's Ford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Torrence%27s_Tavern" title="Battle of Torrence's Tavern">Torrence's Tavern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Summerfield" title="Battle of Summerfield">Summerfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pyle%27s_Massacre" title="Pyle's Massacre">Pyle's Massacre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Wetzell%27s_Mill" title="Battle of Wetzell's Mill">Wetzell's Mill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Pensacola" title="Siege of Pensacola">Pensacola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Guilford_Court_House" title="Battle of Guilford Court House">Guilford Court House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Fort_Watson" title="Siege of Fort Watson">Fort Watson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Hobkirk%27s_Hill" title="Battle of Hobkirk's Hill">Hobkirk's Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Fort_Motte" title="Siege of Fort Motte">Fort Motte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Portevent%27s_Mill" title="Battle of Portevent's Mill">Portevent’s Mill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Augusta" title="Siege of Augusta">Augusta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Ninety-Six" class="mw-redirect" title="Siege of Ninety-Six">Ninety-Six</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_House_in_the_Horseshoe" title="Battle of the House in the Horseshoe">House in the Horseshoe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Elizabethtown" title="Battle of Elizabethtown">Elizabethtown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Eutaw_Springs" title="Battle of Eutaw Springs">Eutaw Springs</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Lindley's Mill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Raft_Swamp" title="Battle of Raft Swamp">Raft Swamp</a></li></ul> <p><b>1782</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Videau%27s_Bridge" title="Battle of Videau's Bridge">Videau's Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Wambaw" title="Battle of Wambaw">Wambaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Combahee_River" title="Battle of the Combahee River">Combahee River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_James_Island" title="Battle of James Island">James Island</a></li></ul> <p><b>1783</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Action_of_22_January_1783" title="Action of 22 January 1783">Chesapeake Bay</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div> <p>The <b>Battle of Lindley's Mill</b> (also known as the <b>Battle of Cane Creek</b>) took place in <a href="/wiki/Orange_County,_North_Carolina" title="Orange County, North Carolina">Orange County, North Carolina</a> (now in <a href="/wiki/Alamance_County,_North_Carolina" title="Alamance County, North Carolina">Alamance County</a>), on September 13, 1781, during the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a>. The battle took its name from a mill that sat at the site of the battle on Cane Creek, which sat along a road connecting what was then the temporary state capital, <a href="/wiki/Hillsborough,_North_Carolina" title="Hillsborough, North Carolina">Hillsborough</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Wilmington,_North_Carolina" title="Wilmington, North Carolina">Wilmington, North Carolina</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Lindley%27s_Mill&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On September 12, 1781, <a href="/wiki/Loyalist_(American_Revolution)" title="Loyalist (American Revolution)">loyalist militia</a> under the command of militia colonels <a href="/wiki/David_Fanning_(loyalist)" title="David Fanning (loyalist)">David Fanning</a> and Hector McNeill captured <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_North_Carolina" title="Governor of North Carolina">Governor</a> <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Burke_(North_Carolina)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas Burke (North Carolina)">Thomas Burke</a> and thirteen high-ranking <a href="/wiki/Patriot_(American_Revolution)" title="Patriot (American Revolution)">Whig</a> officials in a daylight raid on Hillsborough on September 12, 1781. The captured officials were to be transported down the road to <a href="/wiki/Wilmington,_North_Carolina" title="Wilmington, North Carolina">Wilmington</a> where they would be turned over to the <a href="/wiki/British_Army_during_the_American_War_of_Independence" class="mw-redirect" title="British Army during the American War of Independence">British Army</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEButler2006_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEButler2006-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Brigadier General <a href="/wiki/John_Butler_(general)" title="John Butler (general)">John Butler</a>, whose home was located nearby,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECaruthers2010113_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECaruthers2010113-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 300 <a href="/wiki/Patriot_(American_Revolution)" title="Patriot (American Revolution)">patriot</a> militiamen of the <a href="/wiki/Hillsborough_District_Brigade" title="Hillsborough District Brigade">Hillsborough District Brigade</a> set an ambush at Lindley’s Mill the next day.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEButler2006_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEButler2006-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Battle">Battle</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Lindley%27s_Mill&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Battle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lindley's Mill was located on Cane Creek, a tributary of the <a href="/wiki/Haw_River" title="Haw River">Haw River</a>. Upon the Loyalist approach, the Patriot militia sprung their trap, surprising Fanning and his men. The loyalist forces were forced to ford Cane Creek in order to assault the patriot positions, which were on a plateau overlooking the creek.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECaruthers2010114_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECaruthers2010114-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The elderly Hector McNeill, the commander of a unit of loyal Highlanders, was cut down early in the battle, leading the vanguard of Fanning's militia across the creek. The British failed to gain any ground against the Patriot position until Fanning and a larger company forded the creek upstream from Butler's position, and attacked the Patriot militia from their flank.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEButler2006_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEButler2006-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This put the militia on the defensive, and the battle persisted for four hours<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEButler1979290_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEButler1979290-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> until eventually Butler felt compelled to order his men to retreat due to casualties.<sup id="cite_ref-Historic_Marker_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Historic_Marker-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In spite of Butler's order, a contingent of men attempted to continue holding their ground, but they were ultimately dislodged by Fanning.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECaruthers2010115–116_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECaruthers2010115–116-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Deaths_of_Major_Nall_and_Colonel_McNeill">Deaths of Major Nall and Colonel McNeill</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Lindley%27s_Mill&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Deaths of Major Nall and Colonel McNeill"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the action at Lindley's Mills, Colonel McNeill and Major John Nall met in single combat. Both fired at the same instant, McNeill's ball striking Nall near the left pap while Nall's ball penetrated McNeill in the forehead; both died on the spot. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Lindley%27s_Mill&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Between 200 and 250 men were killed or wounded in the battle, with the Tory force suffering due to the loss of McNeill and serious wounds received by Fanning, who was forced to hide in the woods when his column moved on. Among those wounded was Dr. John Pyle, who had earlier commanded an ill-fated regiment of loyalist militia at <a href="/wiki/Pyle%27s_Massacre" title="Pyle's Massacre">Pyle's Massacre</a>. After recovering from his wounds, Pyle helped to nurse many other wounded men, patriots and loyalists alike, back to health, for which service Governor <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Martin" title="Alexander Martin">Alexander Martin</a> would later pardon Pyle's loyalist activities.<sup id="cite_ref-Historic_Marker_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Historic_Marker-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The governor was not rescued by the patriots, and was successfully imprisoned on <a href="/wiki/James_Island_(South_Carolina)" title="James Island (South Carolina)">James Island</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERodenbough200466_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERodenbough200466-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Historians have commented that the capture of Governor Burke and the defeat of the patriots only encouraged a growth in patriot sentiment.<sup id="cite_ref-Historic_Marker_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Historic_Marker-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Memorials">Memorials</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Lindley%27s_Mill&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Memorials"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are four memorial stones placed near the battle site. Three of the stones are placed directly opposite of present-day <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.lindleymills.com/">Lindley Mills</a> down a path through woods.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One was dedicated in 1915, one in 2002, and one in an unknown year. The fourth monument is located in the cemetery across from Spring Hill Meeting, a <a href="/wiki/Friends_meeting_house" title="Friends meeting house">Friends meeting house</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Battle_of_Lindley%27s_Mill_Memorial.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="The primary memorial stone about five minutes' walk from present-day Lindley Mills." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/The_Battle_of_Lindley%27s_Mill_Memorial.jpg/220px-The_Battle_of_Lindley%27s_Mill_Memorial.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/The_Battle_of_Lindley%27s_Mill_Memorial.jpg/330px-The_Battle_of_Lindley%27s_Mill_Memorial.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/The_Battle_of_Lindley%27s_Mill_Memorial.jpg/440px-The_Battle_of_Lindley%27s_Mill_Memorial.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>The primary memorial stone about five minutes' walk from present-day Lindley Mills.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Lindley%27s_Mill&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Friends_Spring_Meeting_House" title="Friends Spring Meeting House">Friends Spring Meeting House</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Lindley%27s_Mill&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Citations">Citations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Lindley%27s_Mill&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Citations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEButler2006_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEButler2006_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEButler2006_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFButler2006">Butler 2006</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTECaruthers2010113-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECaruthers2010113_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFCaruthers2010">Caruthers 2010</a>, p. 113.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTECaruthers2010114-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECaruthers2010114_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFCaruthers2010">Caruthers 2010</a>, p. 114.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEButler1979290-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEButler1979290_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFButler1979">Butler 1979</a>, p. 290.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Historic_Marker-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Historic_Marker_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Historic_Marker_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Historic_Marker_6-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 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.cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ncmarkers.com/Markers.aspx?ct=ddl&sp=search&k=Markers&sv=G-21%20-%20LINDLEY%27S%20MILL">"Marker: G-21 - LINDLEY'S MILL"</a>. <i>North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program</i>. North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">21 December</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=North+Carolina+Highway+Historical+Marker+Program&rft.atitle=Marker%3A+G-21+-+LINDLEY%27S+MILL&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncmarkers.com%2FMarkers.aspx%3Fct%3Dddl%26sp%3Dsearch%26k%3DMarkers%26sv%3DG-21%2520-%2520LINDLEY%2527S%2520MILL&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABattle+of+Lindley%27s+Mill" class="Z3988"></span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged October 2019">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTECaruthers2010115–116-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECaruthers2010115–116_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFCaruthers2010">Caruthers 2010</a>, p. 115–116.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTERodenbough200466-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERodenbough200466_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFRodenbough2004">Rodenbough 2004</a>, p. 66.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=30696">"The Battle of Lindley's Mill Historical Marker"</a>. <i>www.hmdb.org</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2024-07-29</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.hmdb.org&rft.atitle=The+Battle+of+Lindley%27s+Mill+Historical+Marker&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hmdb.org%2Fm.asp%3Fm%3D30696&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABattle+of+Lindley%27s+Mill" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=223104">"The Battle of Lindley's Mill Memorial Historical Marker"</a>. <i>www.hmdb.org</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2024-07-29</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.hmdb.org&rft.atitle=The+Battle+of+Lindley%27s+Mill+Memorial+Historical+Marker&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hmdb.org%2Fm.asp%3Fm%3D223104&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABattle+of+Lindley%27s+Mill" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sources">Sources</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Lindley%27s_Mill&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Sources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFButler1979" class="citation encyclopaedia cs1 cs1-prop-long-vol">Butler, Lindley S. (1979). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=gejhoRgwLXwC">"Butler, John"</a>. In Powell, William S (ed.). <i>Dictionary of North Carolina Biography</i>. Vol. 1 (A-C). Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8078-1806-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-8078-1806-0"><bdi>978-0-8078-1806-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Butler%2C+John&rft.btitle=Dictionary+of+North+Carolina+Biography&rft.place=Chapel+Hill&rft.pub=University+of+North+Carolina+Press&rft.date=1979&rft.isbn=978-0-8078-1806-0&rft.aulast=Butler&rft.aufirst=Lindley+S.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DgejhoRgwLXwC&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABattle+of+Lindley%27s+Mill" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFButler2006" class="citation encyclopaedia cs1">Butler, Lindley (2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ncpedia.org/lindleys-mill-battle">"Lindley's Mill, Battle of"</a>. In Powell, William S. (ed.). <i>Encyclopedia of North Carolina</i>. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8078-3071-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-8078-3071-0"><bdi>978-0-8078-3071-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Lindley%27s+Mill%2C+Battle+of&rft.btitle=Encyclopedia+of+North+Carolina&rft.place=Chapel+Hill%2C+NC&rft.pub=University+of+North+Carolina+Press&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=978-0-8078-3071-0&rft.aulast=Butler&rft.aufirst=Lindley&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fncpedia.org%2Flindleys-mill-battle&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABattle+of+Lindley%27s+Mill" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCaruthers2010" class="citation book cs1">Caruthers, E.W. (2010). Fryar Jr., Jack E. (ed.). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=DUC4QwAACAAJ&q=e.w.%20carruthers%20old%20north%20state"><i>Revolutionary Incidents: Sketches of Character, Chiefly in the Old North State</i></a>. Vol. 1. Wilmington, NC: Dram Tree Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8078-1154-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-8078-1154-2"><bdi>978-0-8078-1154-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Revolutionary+Incidents%3A+Sketches+of+Character%2C+Chiefly+in+the+Old+North+State&rft.place=Wilmington%2C+NC&rft.pub=Dram+Tree+Books&rft.date=2010&rft.isbn=978-0-8078-1154-2&rft.aulast=Caruthers&rft.aufirst=E.W.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DDUC4QwAACAAJ%26q%3De.w.%2520carruthers%2520old%2520north%2520state&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABattle+of+Lindley%27s+Mill" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNewlin1975" class="citation book cs1">Newlin, Algie I. (1975). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=FakJPAAACAAJ"><i>The Battle of Lindley's Mill</i></a>. Burlington, NC: The Alamance Historical Association. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/1340591">1340591</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Battle+of+Lindley%27s+Mill&rft.place=Burlington%2C+NC&rft.pub=The+Alamance+Historical+Association&rft.date=1975&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F1340591&rft.aulast=Newlin&rft.aufirst=Algie+I.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DFakJPAAACAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABattle+of+Lindley%27s+Mill" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRankin1971" class="citation book cs1">Rankin, Hugh F. (1971). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=pmDEMRA8_F8C&q=%22james+Hogun%22"><i>The North Carolina Continentals</i></a>. 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