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Abstract:
North Carolina's Paul Revere was Col. Alexander Mebane. Captured by Tory Colonel David Fanning, Mebane escaped the night of September 12, 1781, and rode through Orange and Alamance Counties to warn the patriots of the Tories' approach. On September 13, Tories and patriots fought at Lindley's Mill, with neither side achieving victory. After the war Mebane's activities included serving in the U.S. Congress, as a member of the Constitutional Convention, and as an original trustee of the University of North Carolina.
Abstract:
Lindley's Mill, built in 1755 in Alamance County by Thomas Lindley, still operates today. Moose recounts the battle that occurred there on September 13, 1781, between Loyalists and American militia during the Revolutionary War. The battle left an estimated 52 dead and 180 wounded.