THE DATE FOR THE 2027 BATTLE OF RAMSOUR'S MILL WEEKEND HAS BEEN SET FOR JUNE 19 & 20. THE CALENDAR WILL BE UPDATED AS SOON AS PLANS ARE SET. For Suttler information and any other questions, contact us at LincolnCountyHistoryNC@gmail.com. 

The Battle of Ramsour's Mill Living History Weekend commemorates the June 20, 1780 Battle of Ramsour's Mill, when Whigs met Tories on a hillside just outside the little town of Lincolnton.

In 2027, the commemoration will begin June 12 at 10 a.m. when the Sons of the American Revolution and the Daughters of the American Revolution lay wreaths at the resting place of some 70 unknown in a grave near Battleground Elementary School. Please join us!

June 19 & 20 marks The Battle of Ramsour's Mill Living History Weekend with hearth cooking demonstrations by the Lincoln Hearth Cooks, reenactments and weapons demonstrations, a militia encampment, speakers and storytellers, heritage demonstrations, battleground tours, and period crafts.

All activities are free. Three food trucks will be onsite on Saturday for your dining pleasure.

2026 Schedule:

Saturday, June 20

9:30 a.m. Moment of Remembrance at the Mass Grave

10 a.m. Camp 0pens

10:00 a.m. Militia Drill

10:30 a.m. Battlefield tours with Bill Anderson (meet at seating area)

11:45 a.m. Junior Militia Drill

12:30 p.m. Welcome and speaker Michael Hardy (in seating area)

1:30 p.m. Battlefield tours with Bill Anderson (meet at seating area)

2:30 p.m. Battle reenactment and weapons demonstration/discussion

3:30 p.m. General Benjamin Lincoln Presentation (in seating area)

4 p.m. Battlefield tours with Bill Anderson (meet at seating area)

4:30 p.m. Camp Closes

Sunday, June 21

10 a.m. Camp opens

10 a.m. Anglican morning worship with Timothy Weiss

11:30 a.m. Battlefield tours with Bill Anderson (meet at seating area)

Noon Lunch for reenactors

12:45 p.m. Junior Militia Drill

1:45 p.m. Cabin attack/Weapons demonstration/discussion

3 p.m. Camp closes