Dates 11 Apr 1863 – 4 May 1863 | Result Inconclusive | |
17 total
6 killed
11 wounded 143 total
1 killed
11 wounded
1 missing
130 captured Location Suffolk, Virginia, United States Combatants Confederate States of America, Union Similar American Civil War, Battle of Fort Anderson, Battle of Buckland Mills, Battle of Goldsboro Bridge, Battle of Washington | ||
Battle of suffolk hill s point
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.