Question: What is considered the most infamous duel in North Carolina history?
Answer: The Stanly-Spaight Duel, which took place in New Bern on Sept. 5, 1802, is considered the most infamous duel in North Carolina history. Using a pistol, John Stanly mortally wounded Richard Dobbs Spaight amid a bitter political rivalry over accusations of dishonesty and party disloyalty, which compelled both men to attach a life-or-death importance to their reputations.
