| North Carolina (Wayne County), Goldsboro — Attack of the 17th Massachusetts — Battle of Goldsborough Bridge |
| | It was along the top of this railroad embankment that one Union regiment, the 17th
Massachusetts, approached the railroad bridge one quarter mile to your left. As the men
of the 17th fought their way along the top of the embankment they came under heavy fire
from Confederate troops who had taken refuge in the tree line behind you. One survivor
of the regiment recalled: “from the skirt of woods bordering the field on the left, came
whiz-z-z, a volley of musketry fired by file, . . . — Map (db m28554) HM |
| North Carolina (Wayne County), Goldsboro — Battle of Goldsboro Bridge — End of Foster’s Raid — Foster’s Raid |
| | (Preface): Late in 1862. Union Gen. John G. Foster’s garrison was well entrenched in New Bern and made several incursions into the countryside. On December 11, Foster led a raid from New Bern to burn the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad Bridge over the Reuse River at Goldsboro and to demonstrate in support of Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside’s attack at Fredericksburg, Virginia. Foster’s force consisted of 10,000 infantry,
640 cavalry, and 40 cannons.
The Wilmington and Weldon Railroad . . . — Map (db m28291) HM |
| North Carolina (Wayne County), Goldsboro — Battle of Goldsborough Bridge — December 17, 1862 |
| | Nearly 15,000 men clashed on these fields December 17, 1862. At stake was the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad bridge which spanned the Neuse River here. Confederate troops, outnumbered five to one, fought bravely to defend the bridge, a vital link in the Confederate chain of supply between the deep South, the port at Wilmington and Northern Virginia. Union troops, on a raid from occupied New Berne and in support of the simultaneous Union offensive at Fredericksburg, Virginia, attacked from the . . . — Map (db m28541) HM |
| North Carolina (Wayne County), Goldsboro — F 35 — Charles B. Aycock |
| | Governor of North Carolina, 1901-1905. Crusader for universal education. His law office is 2 blocks S.W. — Map (db m31550) HM |
| North Carolina (Wayne County), Goldsboro — Confederate Counterattack — Battle of Goldsborough Bridge |
| | After Union troops burned the railroad bridge they began to leave the field. The Confederates decided to re-cross the river by way of a wagon bridge one half mile above the railroad and counterattack the small Union rear guard.
The right wing of the Confederate force, consisting of the 8th and 61st North Carolina and Mallett’s Battalion, moved one mile south to strike the Union left, while the left wing, consisting of the 51st and 52nd North Carolina, emerged from the woods behind you and . . . — Map (db m28583) HM |
| North Carolina (Wayne County), Goldsboro — F 21 — Foster's Raid |
| | On a raid from New Bern Union troops led by Gen. J.G. Foster attacked Goldsboro, December 17, 1862. — Map (db m31560) HM |
| North Carolina (Wayne County), Goldsboro — Goldsboro — Major Rail Center |
| | During the Civil War, Goldsboro
(then spelled Goldsborough) wa an
important railroad junction and a
vital link in the Confederate supply
chain. Here the Atlantic and North
Carolina Railroad, which ran from
Morehead City to Raleigh, intersected
the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad.
These railroads were essential
to both sides, but especially to the
Confederacy. Blockade runners
sailed into Wilmington with supplies
that were then transported by
rail through Goldsboro to . . . — Map (db m64795) HM |
| North Carolina (Wayne County), Goldsboro — F 52 — Kenneth C. Royall |
| | Last Sec'y of War & first Sec'y of Army, 1947-49. Attorney; state senator; brig. gen., 1943-45. Led military justice reform. Home was here. — Map (db m31557) HM |
| North Carolina (Wayne County), Goldsboro — F-51 — North Carolina Press Association |
| |
Organized May 14, 1873.
J. A. Engelhard elected
first president at meeting
held near this spot. — Map (db m65277) HM |
| North Carolina (Wayne County), Goldsboro — F 12 — North Carolina Railroad |
| | Built by the State, 1851-56, from Goldsboro to Charlotte. Eastern terminus a few yards N. — Map (db m31554) HM |
| North Carolina (Wayne County), Goldsboro — F 11 — Sherman's March |
| | Sherman's Army, on its march from Savannah, entered Goldsboro, its chief North Carolina objective, Mar. 21, 1865. — Map (db m31556) HM |
| North Carolina (Wayne County), Goldsboro — Union Assault on the Bridge — Battle of Goldsborough Bridge |
| | Union General John G. Foster’s prime objective, the wooden covered Wilmington & Weldon railroad bridge, crossed the Neuse River here. After the 51st and 52nd North Carolina regiments were pushed back by the Union advance coming through the fields on the other side of the tracks and from atop the railroad embankment, Union volunteers rushed forward to burn the bridge. Five enlisted men from the 17th Massachusetts and 9th New Jersey, led by two officers, Lieutenant George Graham of the 23rd New . . . — Map (db m28569) HM |
| North Carolina (Wayne County), Goldsboro — F-9 — Waynesborough |
| | First seat of Wayne County, incorporated 1787. The town died after the county seat was moved to Goldsboro in 1850. Site is here. — Map (db m60357) HM |
| North Carolina (Wayne County), Goldsboro — F 24 — Wm. T. Dortch |
| | Confederate Senator, Speaker State House of Representatives, head of commission to codify State laws, 1883. Home is 1, grave 6, blocks S. — Map (db m31553) HM |
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