The Aftermath

The Aftermath. . After two hours, fighting ceased. As the fog lifted, the scene revealed the dead and wounded scattered on the ridge and flanks. About 100 men on each side were wounded and 50 Tories were taken prisoner. Casualties were heavy among officers. By midday, Rutherford's forces arrived and began aiding the wounded and burying the dead. The bodies of some men were returned to their homes for burial, but some 70 unidentified dead of both sides were respectfully buried in a long, deep trench on the west side of the hill., Despite the numerical odds, 400 Patriots defeated 1,300 Loyalists, a turning point in the British Southern Strategy by demoralizing the Loyalists. Never again would large numbers of North Carolina Loyalists rise up to join the British forces., Patriot Forces (1,200 men) , Commanding Officer: Brigadier General Griffith Rutherford , (Note: Approximately 800 men with General Rutherford arrived after the battle had ended. Colonel Locke attacked with 400 men), Commanding Officer at the Battle of Ramsour's Mill: Colonel Francis Locke , North Carolina Militia: , 1st Rowan County Regiment , 2nd Rowan Country Regiment , Mecklenburg County Regiment , Burke County Regiment , Lincoln County Regiment , Rutherford County Regiment, Loyalist Forces (1,300 men) , Commanding Officer: Lieutenant Colonel John Moore, North Carolina Volunteers (later Royal North Carolina Regiment), Second-in-command: Major Nicholas Welch, North Carolina Volunteers, Loyalist men generally came from Rutherford, Lincoln, Burke, Rowan, and Mecklenburg Counties in North Carolina and from adjoining South Carolina areas.