After two hours, the fighting ceased, and as the fog lifted the dead and wounded lay scattered on the ridge and flanks. About 100 men on each side were wounded, 50 Tories were taken prisoner, and officer casualties were heavy. By midday, Rutherford's forces arrived and began aiding the wounded and burying the dead. Some bodies were returned home for burial, but about 70 unidentified dead from both sides were respectfully buried in a long, deep trench on the west side of the hill. Despite numerical odds, 400 Patriots defeated 1,300 Loyalists, a turning point in the British Southern Strategy that demoralized the Loyalists. Large numbers of North Carolina Loyalists never again rose to join British forces. The Patriot force numbered 1,200 men under Brigadier General Griffith Rutherford, although approximately 800 with Rutherford arrived after the battle had ended and Colonel Francis Locke attacked with 400 men at the Battle of Ramsour's Mill. The North Carolina militia included the 1st Rowan County Regiment, 2nd Rowan Country Regiment, Mecklenburg County Regiment, Burke County Regiment, Lincoln County Regiment, and Rutherford County Regiment. The Loyalist force numbered 1,300 men under Lieutenant Colonel John Moore of the North Carolina Volunteers, later the Royal North Carolina Regiment, with Major Nicholas Welch as second-in-command. Loyalist men generally came from Rutherford, Lincoln, Burke, Rowan, and Mecklenburg Counties in North Carolina and from adjoining South Carolina areas.