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 arranged three lines of militiamen around the courthouse, positioned one behind a stone barrier, and stationed cavalry units on either side of the building to control the roads leading away in those directions. He also placed a company of 20 men behind a house on the southern road, where he anticipated the British would make their advance.