Skirmish, Capt. Philemon Waters vs. Loyalists.

In the 1820s, Lexington resident Paul Quattlebaum was told of a battle at Muddy Spring, on the main road between the British post of Fort Granby and Augusta.

In that account, Lt. Col. Philemon Waters of the 1st Spartan Regiment had a running gun battle, in which the Patriots received the worst of it. Private James Calk was captured by the Loyalists, but afterwards made a daring escape.