Battle Detail

Kinston

Other Name:
Campaign:
Goldsboro Expedition
Date(s):
December 1862
Principal Commanders:
Brigadier General John Foster [US] Brigadier General Nathan Evans [CS]
Forces Engaged:
0 total (US 0; CS 0;)
Estimated Casualties:
685 total (US 160; CS 525;)
Description:
A Union expedition led by Brig. Gen. John G. Foster left New Berne in December to disrupt the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad at Goldsborough. The advance was stubbornly contested by 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.
Results:
Union Victory
CWSAC Reference #:
NC007
Preservation Priority: