Battle of Kinston
Battle of the American Civil War
Battle of Kinston | |||||||
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Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
Capture of Kinston, North Carolina | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States (Union) | CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
John G. Foster | Nathan Evans | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Department of North Carolina, 1st Division 12,000 * 46th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment | Evan's Brigade 2,400 | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
10,000 | 4,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
260 | 525 | ||||||
Kinston Battlefield | |||||||
Goldsborough Expedition | |||||||
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The Battle of Kinston was fought on December 14, 1862, in Lenoir County, North Carolina, near the town of Kinston, as part of the Goldsborough Expedition of the American Civil War.
A Union expedition led by Brig. Gen. John G. Foster left New Bern in December to disrupt the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad at Goldsborough. The advance was stubbornly contested by Brig. Gen. Nathan Evans's brigade near Kinston Bridge on December 14, but the Confederates were outnumbered and withdrew north of the Neuse River in the direction of Goldsborough. Foster continued his movement the next day, taking the River Road, south of the Neuse River.[2]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ National Park Service battle description
External links
- Battle of Kinston NCpedia
- Kinston Battlefield Park
- CWSAC Report Update
Gallery
- Map of Kinston Battlefield core and study areas by the American Battlefield Protection Program.
- Kinston Battlefield Park
- Drawing of Kinston Swamp by a member of the 45th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
35°14′39″N 77°35′05″W / 35.2441°N 77.5847°W / 35.2441; -77.5847