Battle of Kinston
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The Battle of Kinston was a battle in the American Civil War. It was fought in Lenoir County, North Carolina, near the town of Kinston, on December 14, 1862.
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 Goldsboro. Foster continued his movement the next day, taking the River Road, south of the Neuse River.
There were an estimated 685 total casualties.
External links
- Battle summary (http://www2.cr.nps.gov/abpp/battles/nc007.htm) from ABPP.