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Suffolk, Franklin and the Siege of Suffolk Series

This series of five posts will cover the time period from the arrival of Colonel Charles Dodge in Suffolk, Virginia on May 12, 1862, to the end of the “Siege” of Suffolk on May 3, 1863.

James Longstreet
Hazard Stevens

Part 1- The Civil War Comes to the Blackwater and Suffolk, VA Area

The Blackwater River in Franklin, Virginia

Part 2- The “Siege” of Suffolk- April 11- May 3, 1863

Hazard Stevens (son of General Isaac Stevens) crossed this field in his attack on Fort Huger (picture taken from the top of the south wall of the fort) for which he received the Medal of Honor

Part 3- Suffolk, VA- Other Civil War Sites

United Methodist Church 202 North Main Street used as a Civil War Hospital

Part 4- Suffolk, VA- Riddick’s Folly House Museum

Riddick’s Folly House Museum- 510 North Main Street

Part 5- The Siege of Suffolk- Field Fortifications- password protected

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