Suffolk, Siege of (Fort Huger, Hill’s Point )

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Suffolk, Siege of (1863)

War:

American Civil War

Also known as:

Fort Huger, Hill’s Point

Date(s):

11 Apr 1863 - 4 May 1863

Location:

Suffolk, Virginia, US

Outcome:

Inconclusive

Description:

Brig. Gen. John Peck, USA
Lt. Gen. James Longstreet , CSA

Each side deployed roughly a large Corps.

There were only about 150 casualties in the probe.

On April 19, a Union infantry force landed on Hill’s Point at the confluence of the forks of the Nansemond River. This amphibious force assaulted Fort Huger from the rear, quickly capturing its garrison, thus reopening the river to Union shipping. On April 24, Brig. Gen. Michael Corcoran’s Union division mounted a reconnaissance-in-force from Fort Dix against Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett’s extreme right flank. The Federals approached cautiously and were easily repulsed.

On April 29, Gen. Robert E. Lee directed Longstreet to disengage from Suffolk and rejoin the Army of Northern Virginia at Fredericksburg. By May 4, the last of Longstreet’s command had crossed the Blackwater River en route to Richmond.

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