West Ocean View in Norfolk, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Landing of Wool and Surrender of Norfolk

Photographed by Laura Troy, September 21, 2007

1. Landing of Wool and Surrender of Norfolk Marker

Inscription. Near here Major-General John E. Wool, on May 10, 1862, Landed with 6000 Union troops. President Lincoln, Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury, and Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War, watched the movement from a ship in Hampton Roads. As the Confederate troops had withdrawn, Wool marched to Norfolk, which was surrendered to him by Mayor W.W. Lamb that afternoon.

Erected 1932 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number KV-5.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1852.

Location. 36° 57.486′ N, 76° 15.385′ W. Marker is in Norfolk, Virginia. It is in West Ocean View. It is at the intersection of West Ocean View Avenue (U.S. 60) and Mason Creek Road, on the right when traveling west on West Ocean View Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 276 W Ocean View Ave, Norfolk VA 23503, 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: Operation Torch, 1942 (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Flagship Sarah Constant (approx. 0.2 miles

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away); Susan Constant Shrine (approx. 0.2 miles away); USS Intrepid (CV-11) (approx. 0.2 miles away); OceanView Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Flight Ship to Shore (approx. half a mile away); The Norfolk 17 (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Norfolk.

Photographed by Laura Troy, September 21, 2007

2. Landing of Wool and Surrender of Norfolk Marker

Photographed by Kevin W., July 21, 2010

3. Landing of Wool and Surrender of Norfolk Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,061 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 21, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. 3. submitted on July 27, 2010, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.