Battle of New Bern | |||||||
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Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
New Bern in 1864 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States | Confederate States | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Innis N. Palmer | George E. Pickett | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
New Bern Garrison |
Pickett's Division and Hoke’s Brigade | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
13 killed 26 wounded 364 captured and missing[1] | 200-300[2] |
The Battle of New Bern was fought during the American Civil War from February 1–3, 1864. The battle resulted in the failure of Confederate forces trying to recapture the coastal town of New Bern which had been lost to the Union Army in 1862.