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

Siege of Suffolk

Photographed 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.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.

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

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Hampton Roads,

specifically in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Siege of Suffolk (approx. 0.7 miles away); Early History of Suffolk (approx. 1.4 miles away); Nansemond River Crossing (approx. 1.4 miles away); Lafayette’s Tour (approx. 1½ miles away); Cedar Hill Cemetery (approx. 1½ miles away); a different marker also named Riddick's Folly (approx. 1½ miles away); Site of the John Constant House

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(approx. 1.6 miles away); First Suffolk Church (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Suffolk.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Riddick’s Folly (was approx. 1½ miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

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

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 18, 2009

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

Nansemond River (1.5 miles east of marker) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 18, 2009

3. Nansemond River (1.5 miles east of marker)

View upstream towards the Confederate Norfleet House Battery.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 18, 2009

4. Nansemond River (1.5 miles east of marker)

View downstream towards the site of Union Fort Connecticut.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,184 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 21, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.