Landing of Wool and Surrender of Norfolk
N 36° 57.485 W 076° 15.386
18S E 388143 N 4090959
One of several markers in the Sarah Constant Beach Park.
Waymark Code: WMA76G
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 11/26/2010
Views: 6
Near here Major-General John E. Wool, on May 10, 1862, landed with 6000 Union troops. President Lincoln, Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury, and Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War, watched the movement from a ship in Hampton Roads. As the Confederate Troops had withdrawn, Wool marched to Norfolk, which was surrendered to him by Mayor W.W. Lamb that afternoon.
Marker Number: KV-5
Marker Title: Landing of Wool and Surrender of Norfolk
Marker Location: Near the intersection of Ocean View and Mason Creek Rd
County or Independent City: Norfolk
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Marker Program Sponsor: Conservation & Development Commission
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