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Dodging bullets

By this time it had become clear that a coordinated all-out attack to capture Suffolk was not part ...

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Gunboats on the Nansemond

Several days earlier, Union Gen. John J. Peck had recalled most of the men who had been working ...

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An innocent bystander dies

Two days into the “siege of Suffolk,” the expected massive attack by the Rebels still had not come.

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‘Expecting an attack’

Private Henry Ingalls of the Sixth Massachusetts Infantry wrote in his diary, “Last night was an anxious night ...

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The Rebels appear

Union Gen. John J. Peck anticipated an attack by Confederate Gen. James Longstreet’s Corps at any time, and ...

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The stage is set

Friday, April 10, 1863 very likely would have found Maj. Gen. John J. Peck, commander of the Union ...

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Battleground: Suffolk

To mark its 150th anniversary, from Wednesday through May 4, the Suffolk News-Herald will feature a multi-part series ...

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