On April 4, 1781, General Lord Charles Cornwallis and his British Army of approximately 1,400 soldiers embarked on a journey from Elizabethtown to Wilmington during the Southern Campaign of the American Revolutionary War. As they traversed the Wilmington Stage Coach road, the army reached Carvers Creek Friends Meeting House, established in 1746, where they set up camp for the night. This campsite near Carvers Creek marked a critical waypoint in Cornwallis's maneuvers across North Carolina, reflecting the strategic movements of British forces in their attempts to maintain control over the southern colonies. After a night of rest, Cornwallis's army resumed its march, heading toward Livingston Creek and eventually reaching Wilmington. These movements were part of a broader effort to consolidate British power in the region amid ongoing colonial resistance.