Davie positioned three rows of militia at and north of the courthouse, with one behind the stone wall, and placed cavalry companies on the east and west sides of the courthouse, covering the roads leading away in those directions. Finally, he put a company of 20 men behind a house on the southern road, where he was expecting the British advance.
Davie set up a defensive perimeter around the courthouse, placing three rows of militiamen nearby and positioning cavalry units to guard the roads leading out in both directions. He also stationed a small group of 20 men behind a house on the southern road, where he expected the British to make their move.