Place Unit Type
City or Town
Containing Unit
Norfolk County, VA
Date Type
Jefferson Davis declares martial law in and around the Virginia towns of Norfolk and Portsmouth Lawmaking/Litigating
Jefferson Davis declares martial law in the Richmond area and also bans the production of spirits Lawmaking/Litigating
Major Edgar Burroughs, C.S.A., convicted guerrilla leader, shot while trying escape from a Union hospital Battles/Soldiers
- Serious civil disturbances rock Norfolk, Virginia, bringing federal troops to restore order Crime/Disasters
The cornerstone of the Soldiers' Monument is laid at Hampton National Cemetery in Virginia. Battles/Soldiers
Birthplace of
Date Title
Jefferson Pipkins to William Still, September 28, 1856
New York Times, "Democratic National Convention," March 17, 1860
How to Cite This Page: "Portsmouth, VA," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hddev.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/18069.