Civil War Cavalry Skirmish
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N 36° 47.004 W 076° 38.006
18S E 354246 N 4072088
Erected 1998 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number UT 28.)
Waymark Code: WMGBJQ
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 02/10/2013
Views: 8
Federal forces occupied Suffolk on 12 May 1862 and built earthworks around the town; Brig. Gen. John J. Peck took command in October. Cavalry vedettes, or mounted pickets, were posted some distance outside the fortifications to warn of Confederate attacks. During the winter of 1862-1863, small detachments of Federal and Confederate troops harassed each other west of Suffolk. Near here, about 4:00 P.M. on 28 Dec. 1862, Confederate cavalrymen attacked Union vedettes at Providence Church and drove them back toward Suffolk. Federal reserves repulsed the attack and forced the Confederates west several miles to their main body of cavalry.
Marker Number: UT-28
Marker Title: Civil War Cavalry Skirmish
Marker Location: Suffolk Va
County or Independent City: Suffolk county
Web Site: Not listed
Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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