North Carolians Fight

The British army was just one enemy in the War for Independance.

Taking Sides
Whigs and Tories were to be found from one end of North Carolina to the other.

A Civil War
Whig control of the state was all but lost when Lord Cornwalllis swept through North Carolina with his army in 1781.

Neighbor Killing Neighbor
Losing the govenor was symbolic of the terrible times North Carolians faced in years 1780-1782

The War Ends
The Tory-Whig war in North Carolina stopped after the british withdrew from Wilmington in 1782.