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Deserted House Battlefield (4 miles southwest)
Photographer: Bernard Fisher
Caption: Deserted House Battlefield (4 miles southwest)
Additional Description: The region west of Suffolk, between the Blackwater and Nansemond Rivers, was a no-man's land. In late January 1863, Confederate Gen. Roger Pryor ventured into this area with 1,800 men on a foraging expedition. A Union force of 4,800 infantry & cavalry, under Gen. Michael Corcoran, marched out from Suffolk and attacked the Confederate camp near Kelly's Store. After a stiff fight, Pryor retreated back across the Blackwater River. Total casualties exceeded 180.
Submitted: April 22, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p60388
File Size: 0.274 Megabytes

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