Editing Kinston, North Carolina (section)

===Civil War===
During the onset of the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], Camp Campbell and Camp Johnston were established near the city as training camps, and a bakery on Queen Street was converted to produce [[hardtack]] in large quantities. Also, a factory for the production of shoes for the military was located in Kinston. The [[Battle of Kinston]] took place in and around the city on December 14, 1862.

From February 5 to February 22, 1864, 22 Union soldiers of the [[2nd North Carolina Union Volunteer Infantry Regiment]] were executed by [[hanging]] in the city.<ref name=Woodworth>{{cite book |last1=Woodworth |first1=Steven E. |title=The Art of Command in the Civil War |date=1998 |publisher=University of Nebraska Press |pages=52–66 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZH63_gUdUaEC}}</ref> These men had been captured in the [[Battle of New Bern (1864)|Battle of New Bern]] by Confederate troops, and were found to have previously served in North Carolina [[Partisan Ranger Act|Partisan Ranger]] units. General [[George Pickett]] ordered that they should be court martialed for desertion from the Confederate Army, and the subsequent hangings were carried out by the 54th Regiment, North Carolina Troops, under the command of General [[Robert Hoke]]. Fifteen of these men were from [[Jones County, North Carolina|Jones County]], and had all started their service in the 8th Battalion North Carolina Partisan Rangers.

The [[Battle of Wyse Fork]], also known as the Battle of Southwest Creek (March 7–10, 1865), took place near the city. At this later battle, the Confederate [[ironclad warship#Ram craze|ram]] ''[[CSS Neuse|Neuse]]'' was scuttled to avoid capture by [[Union Army|Union]] troops. Remnants of the ship have been salvaged, and were on display at Richard Caswell Park on West Vernon Avenue. A climate-controlled museum has been built on downtown Queen Street, and has moved the hulk there to prevent further deterioration of the original ship's remains. A full-scale replica vessel (''Ram Neuse II'') has been constructed near the original's resting place (known as the "Cat's Hole") beside the bank of the Neuse River on Heritage Street in Kinston. Union Army forces occupied the city following the battle. United States troops were assigned to the area through the [[Reconstruction era]].