Battle of Kinston

Date	December 14, 1862 (1862-12-14)
Location	Lenoir County, North Carolina
Result	Union victory

Belligerents

Commanders and leaders

Units involved

Department of North Carolina, 1st Division

Evan's Brigade

Strength

10,000

4,000

Casualties and losses

260

525

Kinston Battlefield

Nearest city

Area

614 acres (248 ha)

Built

1862

Governing body

Local

NRHP Reference #

06001104^[1]

Added to NRHP

November 30, 2006

Goldsboro Expedition

Kinston White Hall Goldsboro Bridge

The Battle of Kinston was fought on December 14, 1862, in Lenoir County, North Carolina, near the town of Kinston, as part of the Goldsboro 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

North Carolina in the American Civil War

1861	Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries

1862	Battle of Roanoke Island Battle of Elizabeth City Battle of New Bern Siege of Fort Macon Battle of South Mills Battle of Tranter's Creek Battle of Kinston Battle of White Hall Battle of Goldsboro Bridge

1863	Battle of Fort Anderson Battle of Washington Siege of Suffolk

1864	Battle of New Bern (1864) Battle of Plymouth (1864) Battle of Albemarle Sound Sinking of CSS Albemarle Capture of Plymouth Rainbow Bluff Expedition First Battle of Fort Fisher

1865	Second Battle of Fort Fisher Battle of Wilmington Battle of Wyse Fork Battle of Monroe's Crossroads Battle of Averasborough Battle of Bentonville Battle of Morrisville Bennett Place

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