Norfolk (City), Virginia

Formation and Antebellum History

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Norfolk in the Civil War

• April 20, 1861 - Destruction of the Naval Yard at Norfolk, Virginia
• May 18-May 19, 1861 - Engagement at Sewell's Point, Virginia
• May 8, 1862 - Engagement at Sewell's Point, Virginia

DYER 637

Norfolk, Va. -- Cap. of May 10, 1862 Norfolk, Va. -- Exp. from May 27-31, 1862 Norfolk, Va. -- Skir Feb. 10, 1863 Norfolk, Va. -- Affair Mch. 25, 1863 Norfolk, Va. -- Exp. from Dec. 5-24, 1863 Norfolk, Va. -- Exp. from Jan. 29-Feb. 1, 1864 Norfolk, Va. -- Exp. from Apr. 13-15, 1864 Norfolk, Va. -- Exp. from July 27-Aug. 4, 1864 Norfolk and Petersburg R. R.. Va. -- Op'ns May 15-28, 1863

DYER 889

May 10 Capture, Norfolk May 27-31 Expedition from Norfolk Feb. 10 Skirmish, Norfolk March 25 Affair, Norfolk May 15-28 Operations, Norfolk & Petersburg R. R. Dec. 5-24 Expedition from Norfolk Jan. 29-Feb. 1 Expedition from Norfolk April 13-15 Expedition from Norfolk July 27-Aug. 4 Expedition from Norfolk

DYER 890

April 13-15 Expedition from Norfolk

DYER 899

• May 10 Capture of Norfolk and Portsmouth DELAWARE--1st Infantry. INDIANA--20th Infantry. MASSACHUSETTS--16th Infantry. NEW YORK--1st Mounted Rifles; 10th, 20th and 99th Infantry. PENNSYLVANIA--58th Infantry. UNITED STATES---Battery "D" 4th Arty.

DYER 900

• May 27-31 Reconnoissance from Norfolk to Edenton,N. C NEW YORK--1st Mounted Rifles.

DYER 913

• Feb. 10 Skirmish, Norfolk PENNSYLVANIA--11th Cavalry.
• March 25 Affair. Norfolk Picket attack.

DYER 917

• May 15-28 Operations on Norfolk & Petersburg R. R. NEW YORK--99th and 118th Infantry. VERMONT--9th Infantry. WISCONSIN--19th Infantry.

DYER 928

• Dec. 5-24 Expedition from Norfolk to South Mills,Camden C. H, etc., N. C MASSACHUSETTS--55th Colored Infantry. NEW YORK --7th Indpt. Battery Light Arty. (Section). NORTH CAROLINA--1st and 2d Colored Infantry. PENNSYLVANIA--5th and 11th Cavalry (Detachments). UNITED STATES--1st and 5th Colored Infantry. Dec. 9 Affairs at and near Lewinsville MASSACHUSETTS---2d Cavalry (Detachments).

DYER 929

• Jan. 29-Feb. 1 Expedition from Norfolk to Isle of Wight County NEW YORK--99th Infantry (Detachment). Naval Brigade, Gunboats "General Jessup," "Flora Temple," "Smith Briggs" and "Commodore Morris."

DYER 931

• April 13-15 Expedition from Norfolk to Isle of Wight County MASSACHUSETTS--23d and 35th Infantry. NEW JERSEY--9th Infantry. NEW YORK--118th Infantry; U. S. Gunboat "Delaware" and Naval Brigade Gunboats "Brewster," "Jessup," "Reno," "Emma" and "Foster." Union loss, 2 killed, 4 wounded, 1 missing. Total, 7.

DYER 949

• July 27-Aug. 4. Expedition, Norfolk into North Carolina. NEW YORK--20th Cavalry: 8th Indpt. Battery Light Arty. OHIO--155th Infantry. UNITED STATES---1st Vols.

Soldiers from Norfolk

• Over 0 soldiers from Norfolk, Virginia served in the War of the Rebellion (Click for full list)

Postwar

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