Battle of Kinston (original) (raw)

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Battle of Kinston
Part of the American Civil War
Capture of Kinston, North Carolina
DateDecember 14, 1862 (1862-12-14)LocationLenoir County, North CarolinaResult Union victory
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
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

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Nearest city	Kinston, North Carolina
Area	614 acres (248 ha)
Built	1862
NRHP reference No.	06001104 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 30, 2006

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]