Battle of White Hall

Battle of White Hall
Part of the American Civil War
DateDecember 16, 1862 (1862-12-16)
Location
Near White Hall, Wayne County, North Carolina
Result Draw
Belligerents
United States United States (Union) Confederate States of America CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
John G. Foster
Jeptha Garrard		 Beverly Robertson
Units involved
3rd New York Cavalry
23rd New York Independent Battery
Amory's Brigade
Stevenson's Brigade
46th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment		 Robertson's Brigade
Strength
11,000 (total)[1] 1,500 (total)[1]
Casualties and losses
150 [2]

The Battle of White Hall, also called the Battle of White Hall Ferry, took place on December 16, 1862, in Wayne County, North Carolina, as part of the Union expedition to Goldsborough, North Carolina, during the American Civil War.

  1. ^ a b Bowmaster, Patrick A. (1995). Confederate Brig. Gen. B.H. Robertson and the 1863 Gettysburg campaign (PDF) (M.A. thesis ed.). Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. p. 22.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference cwsac was invoked but never defined (see the help page).