Battle of Suffolk (Hill's Point)
- Battle of Suffolk (Hill's Point)
Warbox
conflict=Battle of Hill's Point
colour_scheme=background:#ffcccc
caption=
partof=the American Civil War
date=April 19, 1863
place=Suffolk, Virginia
result=Stalemate
combatant1=United States of America
combatant2=Confederate States of America
commander1=George W. Getty
Roswell Lamson
commander2=Samuel G. French
Evander M. Law
strength1=brigades
strength2=brigades
casualties1=6 killed
11 wounded
casualties2=1 killed
11 wounded
1 missing
130 captured|
The Battle of Suffolk at Hill's Point, also known as the Battle of Fort Huger, took place from April 11 to May 4, 1863, in Suffolk, Virginia, as part of Confederate Lt. Gen. James Longstreet's Tidewater operations during the American Civil War.
On April 19, a detachment of the 8th Connecticut and the 89th New York 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.
ee also
* Siege of Suffolk
References
* [http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va031.htm National Park Service battle description]
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