Storm Over Suffolk
Riddick's Folly House Museum in conjunction with The Suffolk-Nansemond Historical Society, the Suffolk Visitor Center and local African - American churches will present their Five Year Sesquicentennial Programs "Storm Over Suffolk" continuing with Chapter 2 1862- The Occupation of Suffolk and Nansemond County.
May 7, 2011 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Suffolk is rich in Civil War history, and one of its most important sites is Riddick's Folly. This home was used as the headquarters of Maj. General John J. Peck, commander of the Union forces occupying Suffolk in 1862 and 1863. One room on the third floor still has graffiti left by occupying Union soldiers.
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Newly uniformed Confederate volunteers proudly
stand assembled under the First National
flag of the Confederacy.
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A sketch of a Confederate Soldier off to war.
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