battle, kinston, this, article, about, 1862, american, civil, battle, 1865, american, civil, battle, battle, wyse, fork, fought, december, 1862, lenoir, county, north, carolina, near, town, kinston, part, goldsboro, expedition, american, civil, part, american,. This article is about the 1862 American Civil War battle For 1865 American Civil War battle see Battle of Wyse Fork 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 Battle of KinstonPart of the American Civil WarCapture of Kinston North CarolinaDateDecember 14 1862 1862 12 14 LocationLenoir County North CarolinaResultUnion victoryBelligerentsUnited States Union CSA Confederacy Commanders and leadersJohn G FosterNathan EvansUnits involvedDepartment of North Carolina 1st Division 12 000Evan s Brigade 2 400Strength10 0004 000Casualties and losses260525Kinston BattlefieldU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtShow map of North CarolinaShow map of the United StatesNearest cityKinston North CarolinaArea614 acres 248 ha Built1862NRHP reference No 06001104 1 Added to NRHPNovember 30 2006 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 Edit American Civil War portal National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 National Park Service battle descriptionExternal links EditBattle of Kinston NCpedia Kinston Battlefield Park CWSAC Report UpdateGallery Edit 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 Coordinates 35 14 39 N 77 35 05 W 35 2441 N 77 5847 W 35 2441 77 5847 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Kinston amp oldid 1071898007, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
