White Hall
Battle of White Hall Ferry
Other Names: Whitehall, White Hall Ferry Battlefield
Location: Wayne County
Campaign: Goldsboro Expedition, aka Goldsborough Expedition (December 1862)
Date(s): December
16, 1862
Principal Commanders: Brig. Gen. John G. Foster [US]; Brig. Gen.
Beverly Robertson [CS]
Forces Engaged: Amory’s and Stevenson’s Brigades
[US]; Robertson’s Brigade [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 150 total
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.