Battle of Suffolk (Hill's Point)

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Battle of Hill's Point
Part of the Siege of Suffolk
Suffolk I Battlefield Virginia.jpg
Suffolk Battlefield
DateApril 11, 1863 (1863-04-11) May 4, 1863 (1863-05-04) [1]
Location 36°42′54″N76°34′58″W / 36.7149°N 76.5829°W / 36.7149; -76.5829
Result Inconclusive [1]
Belligerents
Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States (Union)Flag of the Confederate States of America (1861-1863).svg  Confederate States
Commanders and leaders
Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg John J. Peck [1] Battle flag of the Confederate States of America.svg James Longstreet [1]
Strength
45,000 [2]
Casualties and losses
17 total
6 killed
11 wounded
143 total
1 killed
11 wounded
1 missing
130 captured

The Battle of Suffolk, also known as the Battle of Hill's Point and the Battle of Fort Huger, took place from April 11 to May 4, 1863, as part of the Siege of Suffolk, during the American Civil War.

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On April 19, 1863, detachments of the Union Army's 8th Connecticut and 89th New York Infantry Regiments landed on Hill's Point at the confluence of the forks of the Nansemond River. This amphibious force assaulted Confederate-held 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 Gen. James 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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