Suffolk (1863)
n In Suffolk, Virginia, on April 19-May 4, a small skirmish
took place that involved the 1st Texas Infantry
Regiment. On the first day, a Union force
assaulted Fort Huger-a.k.a. Suffolk-and captured it, reopening the river for Union shipping.
n On April 24, Brigadier General Michael Corcoran’s armed
Union scouts fought General George E.
Pickett but failed. On April 29, Gen. Robert
E. Lee Directed Gen. Longstreet to disengage and rejoin the Army of Northern Virginia. By May 4, he was across the
Blackwater River to Richmond. The battle
victory was undecided. There were about 152
total casualties.
