Basil was the youngest child of James and Elizabeth Billingsley.
But, what would Basil Billingsley do? Would he hide out in the comfort and safety of his home? Or, would he take up a musket and fight?Little Brother is the story of a brave young man from North Carolina who overcame his fears and fought for his freedom, his family, and his country..
Armies mustered and marched within sight of his own house. one of the biggest battles of the war.
A battle was brewing ...
His quiet, boring life was shattered on that night of gunfire, blood, and pain.
As the years passed, the American Revolution inched closer and closer to his home.
At the tender age of nine, Basil had to take up arms and fight to defend his home.
Loyalist militiamen raided his home and attacked his Patriot family. until a quiet night in April, 1776.
Basil never did anything dangerous or important ...
He lived comfortably with his parents in a stately home in the quiet frontier town of Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina.
Throughout his entire life, all of his older siblings had called him, Little Brother.
Basil was the youngest child of James and Elizabeth Billingsley
