Siege of Suffolk Marker

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Suffolk, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Siege of Suffolk

By Bernard Fisher, April 18, 2009

1. Siege of Suffolk Marker

Inscription. Across the road here ran the main line of Confederate works, built by Longstreet besieging Suffolk, April, 1863. He abandoned the siege and rejoined Lee at Fredericksburg.

Erected 1946 by Virginia Conseration Commission. (Marker Number K 259.)

Location. 36° 45.547′ N, 76° 35.2′ W. Marker is in Suffolk, Virginia. Marker is at the intersection of North Main Street (U.S. 460) and Godwin Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Suffolk VA 23434, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. A different marker also named Siege of Suffolk (approx. 0.7 miles away); Riddick’s Folly (approx. 1.5 miles away); a different marker also named Siege of Suffolk (approx. 1.7 miles away); Civil War Cavalry Skirmish (approx. 3.1 miles away); Dumpling Island (approx. 4.7 miles away); Pig Point Battery (approx. 4.9 miles away); Nansemond Indian Villages (approx. 6.4 miles away); Nansemond County / Norfolk County (approx. 6.9 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Suffolk.

Also see . . .
1. Cincinnati Civil War Round Table. “Pork Belly Politics or How Longstreet Brought Home the Bacon: James Longstreet and the Suffolk Campaign” by Thomas L. Breiner, Sept 16, 1999 (Submitted on April 22, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.)

Siege of Suffolk Marker at "Elephant Fork" (facing north) Photo, Click for full size

By Bernard Fisher, April 18, 2009

2. Siege of Suffolk Marker at "Elephant Fork" (facing north)

2. CWSAC Battle Summary. Suffolk (Norfleet House Battery), April 13-15, 1863 (Submitted on April 22, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.)