Boundary dispute in 1804 between the U.S. states of North Carolina and Georgia
Walton War
Date
1804–1818
Location
Transylvania County, North Carolina
Result
North Carolinian victory
Territorial changes
Orphan Strip becomes part of North Carolina
Belligerents
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Commanders and leaders
John Milledge (1804–1806) Jared Irwin (1806–1809) David Brydie Mitchell (1809–1813) Peter Early (1813–1815) David Brydie Mitchell (1815–1817) William Rabun (1817–1818)
James Turner (1804–1805) Nathaniel Alexander (1805–1807) Benjamin Williams (1807–1808) David Stone (1808–1810) Benjamin Smith (1810–1811) William Hawkins (1811–1814) William Miller (1814–1817) John Branch (1817–1818)
Paul Hamilton (1804–1806) Charles Pinckney (1806–1808) John Drayton (1808–1810) Henry Middleton (1810–1812) Joseph Alston (1812–1814) David Rogerson Williams (1814–1816) Andrew Pickens (1816–1818)
Strength
Georgia National Guard
Georgia Army National Guard
North Carolina National Guard
North Carolina Army National Guard
South Carolina National Guard
South Carolina Army National Guard
Casualties and losses
None
1 killed
None
The Walton War was an 1804 boundary dispute between the U.S. states of North Carolina and Georgia over the twelve-mile-wide strip of land called the Orphan Strip.[1] The Orphan Strip was given to Georgia in 1802. Georgia and North Carolina thus had a shared border. Problems arose when Georgia established Walton County in the small piece of land, because the state boundaries had never been clarified, and it was unclear as to whether the Orphan Strip was part of North Carolina or Georgia.[2]
The Walton War remained a dispute primarily between the settlers and the Walton County government until John Havner, a North Carolinian constable, was killed and North Carolina's Buncombe County called in the militia.[3] By calling in the militia, North Carolina effectively asserted authority over the territory, causing the Walton County government to fail. In 1807, after two years of dispute, a joint commission confirmed that the Orphan Strip belonged to North Carolina, at which point North Carolina extended full amnesty to previous supporters of Walton County.[2] The Walton War officially ended in 1811 when Georgia's own survey reiterated the 1807 commission's findings, and North Carolina took full responsibility for governing the Orphan Strip.[3]
^Clarence A. "Cal" Carpenter: The Walton War and Tales of the Great Smoky Mts., Copple House Books, Lakemont, Ga., 1979, 191 pp.
^ abMcKown, Harry. "December 1804: Walton War". University of North Carolina Libraries. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
^ abMartin, Jonathan. "The Walton War". North Carolina History Project. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
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