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In September 1781, as the American Revolution neared its dramatic conclusion, violence erupted along a quiet creek in the North Carolina backcountry. At Lindley's Mill, farmers, militiamen, and neighbors collided in a battle that would never decide the war; yet revealed its true cost. Lindley's Mill: A Battle in the Carolina Backcountry explores one of the Revolution's most revealing and least understood engagements. Fought not between grand armies but among local militias and Loyalist escorts, the battle unfolded in a landscape already scarred by years of internal conflict. When North Carolina's governor was captured and marched toward British protection, Patriot forces rose quickly, driven by urgency rather than command. What followed was a fierce, confused struggle shaped by terrain, exhaustion, and divided loyalties.

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Dianna Aubin enjoys reading, hiking, gardening, travelling, writing, playing video games with her husband and playing with her two little cats.

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