Knowledge

Battle of Goldsborough Bridge

Source 📝

117: 37: 300: 100: 663: 673: 328:
Foster arrived at his camp on December 20. Total casualties for the campaign (All three engagements at Kinston, White Hall, and Goldsborough) were: Federal 577 (90 killed, 478 wounded and 9 missing/captured) Confederate casualties were reported at 738 (71 killed, 268 wounded and 400 missing/captured)
315:
delayed the advance, but was unable to prevent the destruction of the bridge. Foster's troops overpowered the small number of defending Confederate soldiers and successfully burned down the bridge. His mission accomplished, Foster departed to return to their base at
736: 198: 746: 676: 406: 692: 648: 320:. On their way back, Foster's men were again attacked by Confederate forces, but they repulsed the assault, taking far fewer casualties than the enemy. 741: 627: 666: 191: 632: 399: 184: 379: 287:
reached the railroad near Everettsville, aiming to destroy this bridge in order to put an end to the vital supply chain from the port of
415: 392: 756: 304: 751: 153: 429: 36: 731: 591: 761: 277: 766: 281: 121: 116: 576: 470: 253: 245: 69: 560: 288: 249: 108: 311:
Foster's men began destroying the tracks north toward the Goldsborough Bridge. Clingman's Confederate
537: 532: 527: 455: 555: 450: 445: 317: 80: 596: 501: 299: 273: 138: 606: 601: 465: 581: 506: 480: 384: 223: 8: 586: 550: 460: 257: 28: 542: 475: 218: 511: 284: 133: 725: 707: 694: 611: 349: 104: 99: 176: 269: 374: 303:
Map of Goldsborough Bridge Battlefield core and study areas by the
312: 414: 737:
Battles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
276:
forces desired to secure the strategically significant
747:
Battles of the American Civil War in North Carolina
280:Bridge. On December 17, an expedition under Union 723: 400: 192: 206: 407: 393: 199: 185: 150:Department of North Carolina, 1st Division 742:Union victories of the American Civil War 416:North Carolina in the American Civil War 344: 342: 298: 305:American Battlefield Protection Program 724: 388: 339: 180: 672: 244:took place on December 17, 1862, in 154:46th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment 13: 430:Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries 14: 778: 368: 671: 662: 661: 115: 98: 35: 16:Battle of the American Civil War 375:Goldsborough Bridge Battlefield 757:1862 in the American Civil War 278:Wilmington and Weldon Railroad 1: 592:Battle of Monroe's Crossroads 486:Battle of Goldsborough Bridge 332: 263: 242:Battle of Goldsborough Bridge 22:Battle of Goldsborough Bridge 752:Wayne County, North Carolina 577:Second Battle of Fort Fisher 323: 254:Goldsborough, North Carolina 246:Wayne County, North Carolina 70:Wayne County, North Carolina 7: 561:First Battle of Fort Fisher 268:In December 1862, both the 53:December 17, 1862 10: 783: 657: 641: 620: 569: 538:Battle of Albemarle Sound 520: 494: 471:Battle of Tranter's Creek 438: 422: 294: 214: 162: 144: 127: 91: 45: 34: 26: 21: 556:Rainbow Bluff Expedition 451:Battle of Elizabeth City 446:Battle of Roanoke Island 732:Goldsborough Expedition 597:Battle of Averasborough 502:Battle of Fort Anderson 352:. National Park Service 208:Goldsborough Expedition 762:1862 in North Carolina 308: 128:Commanders and leaders 41:Battle of Goldsborough 607:Battle of Morrisville 602:Battle of Bentonville 466:Battle of South Mills 302: 163:Casualties and losses 767:December 1862 events 582:Battle of Wilmington 507:Battle of Washington 481:Battle of White Hall 708:35.3396°N 78.0288°W 704: /  587:Battle of Wyse Fork 551:Capture of Plymouth 461:Siege of Fort Macon 380:CWSAC Report Update 229:Goldsborough Bridge 533:Battle of Plymouth 528:Battle of New Bern 456:Battle of New Bern 309: 258:American Civil War 158:Clingman's Brigade 139:Thomas L. Clingman 29:American Civil War 713:35.3396; -78.0288 687: 686: 476:Battle of Kinston 248:, as part of the 237: 236: 175: 174: 122:CSA (Confederacy) 87: 86: 774: 719: 718: 716: 715: 714: 709: 705: 702: 701: 700: 697: 675: 674: 665: 664: 512:Siege of Suffolk 409: 402: 395: 386: 385: 362: 361: 359: 357: 350:"Battle Summary" 346: 209: 201: 194: 187: 178: 177: 120: 119: 103: 102: 60: 58: 47: 46: 39: 19: 18: 782: 781: 777: 776: 775: 773: 772: 771: 722: 721: 712: 710: 706: 703: 698: 695: 693: 691: 690: 688: 683: 653: 637: 616: 565: 543:Sinking of CSS 516: 490: 434: 418: 413: 371: 366: 365: 355: 353: 348: 347: 340: 335: 326: 297: 266: 238: 233: 210: 207: 205: 151: 114: 97: 72: 56: 54: 40: 17: 12: 11: 5: 780: 770: 769: 764: 759: 754: 749: 744: 739: 734: 685: 684: 682: 681: 669: 658: 655: 654: 652: 651: 645: 643: 639: 638: 636: 635: 630: 624: 622: 618: 617: 615: 614: 609: 604: 599: 594: 589: 584: 579: 573: 571: 567: 566: 564: 563: 558: 553: 548: 540: 535: 530: 524: 522: 518: 517: 515: 514: 509: 504: 498: 496: 492: 491: 489: 488: 483: 478: 473: 468: 463: 458: 453: 448: 442: 440: 436: 435: 433: 432: 426: 424: 420: 419: 412: 411: 404: 397: 389: 383: 382: 377: 370: 369:External links 367: 364: 363: 337: 336: 334: 331: 325: 322: 296: 293: 285:John G. Foster 265: 262: 252:expedition to 235: 234: 232: 231: 226: 221: 215: 212: 211: 204: 203: 196: 189: 181: 173: 172: 169: 165: 164: 160: 159: 156: 147: 146: 145:Units involved 142: 141: 136: 134:John G. Foster 130: 129: 125: 124: 112: 94: 93: 89: 88: 85: 84: 78: 74: 73: 68: 66: 62: 61: 51: 43: 42: 32: 31: 24: 23: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 779: 768: 765: 763: 760: 758: 755: 753: 750: 748: 745: 743: 740: 738: 735: 733: 730: 729: 727: 720: 717: 680: 679: 670: 668: 660: 659: 656: 650: 647: 646: 644: 640: 634: 631: 629: 626: 625: 623: 619: 613: 612:Bennett Place 610: 608: 605: 603: 600: 598: 595: 593: 590: 588: 585: 583: 580: 578: 575: 574: 572: 568: 562: 559: 557: 554: 552: 549: 547: 546: 541: 539: 536: 534: 531: 529: 526: 525: 523: 519: 513: 510: 508: 505: 503: 500: 499: 497: 493: 487: 484: 482: 479: 477: 474: 472: 469: 467: 464: 462: 459: 457: 454: 452: 449: 447: 444: 443: 441: 437: 431: 428: 427: 425: 421: 417: 410: 405: 403: 398: 396: 391: 390: 387: 381: 378: 376: 373: 372: 351: 345: 343: 338: 330: 321: 319: 314: 306: 301: 292: 290: 286: 283: 279: 275: 271: 261: 259: 256:, during the 255: 251: 247: 243: 230: 227: 225: 222: 220: 217: 216: 213: 202: 197: 195: 190: 188: 183: 182: 179: 170: 167: 166: 161: 157: 155: 149: 148: 143: 140: 137: 135: 132: 131: 126: 123: 118: 113: 110: 106: 105:United States 101: 96: 95: 90: 82: 79: 76: 75: 71: 67: 64: 63: 52: 49: 48: 44: 38: 33: 30: 25: 20: 689: 677: 544: 485: 354:. Retrieved 327: 310: 267: 241: 239: 228: 92:Belligerents 27:Part of the 711: / 628:Confederate 356:17 December 274:Confederate 726:Categories 699:78°01′44″W 696:35°20′23″N 649:Wilmington 333:References 289:Wilmington 270:Union Army 264:Background 224:White Hall 57:1862-12-17 545:Albemarle 324:Aftermath 282:Maj. Gen. 667:Category 318:New Bern 65:Location 678:Commons 313:brigade 219:Kinston 83:victory 55: ( 642:Places 295:Battle 77:Result 633:Union 621:Units 250:Union 109:Union 81:Union 570:1865 521:1864 495:1863 439:1862 423:1861 358:2016 272:and 240:The 50:Date 171:738 168:577 728:: 341:^ 291:. 260:. 152:* 408:e 401:t 394:v 360:. 307:. 200:e 193:t 186:v 111:) 107:( 59:)

Index

American Civil War

Wayne County, North Carolina
Union
United States
United States
Union
Confederate States of America
CSA (Confederacy)
John G. Foster
Thomas L. Clingman
46th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
v
t
e
Kinston
White Hall
Goldsborough Bridge
Wayne County, North Carolina
Union
Goldsborough, North Carolina
American Civil War
Union Army
Confederate
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
Maj. Gen.
John G. Foster
Wilmington

American Battlefield Protection Program

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.