The Walton War was an 1810 boundary dispute between North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

 and Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

 over a 12 miles (19.3 km) strip of land in present day Transylvania County, North Carolina

Transylvania County, North Carolina

Transylvania County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2010, the population was 33,090. Its county seat is Brevard.- History :The county was formed in 1861 from parts of Henderson County and Jackson County...

. There were two major clashes between the two state's militia

Militia

The term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary citizens to provide defense, emergency law enforcement, or paramilitary service, in times of emergency without being paid a regular salary or committed to a fixed term of service. It is a polyseme with...

s: the Battle of McGaha Branch and the Battle of Selica Hill. Both of these battles resulted in victory for the North Carolina militia. A year later Georgia authorized a survey of the strip by noted surveyor Andrew Ellicott, found it to be out of its jurisdiction, and ceded it to North Carolina.