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Background. In 1863 Lt. Gen. James Longstreet was placed in command of the Confederate Department of Virginia and North Carolina. Longstreet was given four objectives: (1) to protect Richmond, (2) give support to Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia if and when needed, (3) forage and gather supplies for the Confederate armies, (4) to capture the Union garrison at Suffolk if possible.
Whaleyville, Virginia. Coordinates: 76°41′05″W. Whaleyville is a neighborhood of Suffolk, Virginia, United States. It was formerly an incorporated town [1] located in southern Nansemond County, Virginia. Whaleyville is located midway between the former county seat at downtown Suffolk and the North Carolina border along U.S. Route 13 .
Nansemond County, Virginia. Coordinates: 36.739323°N 76.609379°W. 1903 Map depicting Nansemond County (1646–1972) and other "lost counties" of Virginia. Nansemond is an extinct jurisdiction that was located south of the James River in Virginia Colony and in the Commonwealth of Virginia (after statehood) in the United States, from 1646 until ...
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy (NSA) is a private school, founded as a segregation academy [citation needed] in 1966 in Suffolk, Virginia.NSA has two campuses. The Main Campus (adjacent to downtown Suffolk) includes 166,000 square feet of educational space situated on a 100 acre wooded campus, and includes the school's athletic facilities and educational space for students from pre-kindergarten to ...
Civil War. From April 11 until May 4, Suffolk is held by Union Troops during the Civil War. During occupation, Riddick’s Folly serves as headquarters of Major General John J. Peck and his staff of Union Army officers. 1910.
Suffolk Nuts. The Suffolk Nuts were a minor league baseball team based in Suffolk, Virginia. In 1915 and from 1919 to 1921, Suffolk teams played as members of the Virginia League, hosting minor league home games at Peanut Park. Suffolk teams did not win a Virginia League championship, with fifth place being the highest finish for the franchise.
Holland, Virginia. Coordinates: 76°46′49″W. Holland, Virginia was an incorporated town in the southwestern section of Nansemond County, Virginia. [1] Since 1974, it has been a community in the independent city of Suffolk, Virginia following a political consolidation which formed Virginia's largest city in geographic area.
