Goldsborough Bridge

Goldsborough Bridge

December 17, 1862
Wayne County, NC
Campaign: Blockade and Coastal Raids

Brig. Gen. John G. Foster, USA
Brig. Gen. Thomas Clingman, CSA

Foster had an infantry division, while Clingman had a brigade.

There were about 220 casualties in all.

On December 17, Foster's expedition reached the railroad near Everettsville and began destroying the tracks north toward the Goldsborough Bridge. Clingman's Confederate brigade delayed the advance but was unable to prevent the destruction of the bridge. His mission accomplished, Foster returned to New Berne where he arrived on the 20th.

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