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Battle of New Bern

March 14, 1862 · Craven County

Result Union victory

Union forces under Ambrose Burnside defeated Confederate troops and captured New Bern, North Carolina.

On the map Contemporaries

Union

Confederacy

United States

Confederate States of America

Ambrose Burnside military commander

Strength and losses

Killed: 9090
Wounded: 380380
Missing: 11
Ships: 14

Killed: 64
Wounded: 101
Missing: 413