Siege of Suffolk
The town was occupied by Union Troops from May, 1862, until the end of the Civil War. Confederate forces under Longstreet unsuccessfully besieged Suffolk, from April 11, to May 3, 1863, when they withdrew across the James on Lee's orders.
Marker is on North Main Street (U.S. 460) 0.3 miles south of Edgewood Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
