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Other Name: Whitehall, White Hall Ferry
State: North Carolina
Location: Wayne County
Campaign: Goldsborough Expedition (December 1862)
Dates: December 16, 1862
Principal Commanders: union  Union States: Brig. Gen. John G. Foster
confederate  Confederate States: Brig. Gen. Beverly Robertson
Forces Engaged: union  Union States: Amory’s and Stevenson’s Brigades
confederate  Confederate States: Robertson’s Brigade
Estimated Casualties: 150 total
Results: Result(s): Inconclusive
Description:

On December 16, Foster’s Union troops reached White Hall where Beverly Robertson’s brigade was holding the north bank of the Neuse River. The Federals demonstrated against the Confederates for much of the day, attempting to fix them in position, while the main Union column continued toward the railroad.

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