The Battle of Norfleet House took place from April 13 to April 15, 1863, as part of the Siege of Suffolk. Battle In cooperation with Major General D. H. Hill's advance on Washington, North Carolina, Longstreet with divisions under Major Generals John Bell Hood and George Pickett besieged the Union garrison at Suffolk commanded by Brigadier General John J. Peck. The Union works were formidable and manned by 25,000 men, opposed to Longstreet's 20,000. On April 13, the Confederate troops pushed their left flank to the Nansemond River and constructed a battery on Hill's Point, which closed off the garrison to Union shipping. On April 14, Union gunboats attempted to run the batteries at the Norfleet House slightly upstream, but the was crippled. The Federals, at the same time, constructed batteries to command the Confederate works at Norfleet House. On April 15, these batteries were unmasked and opened fire, driving the Confederates out of this important position. References External links National Park Service battle description CWSAC Report Update Official Records 1863 in Virginia April 1863 events Battles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War Battles of Longstreet's Tidewater Campaign of the American Civil War Conflicts in 1863 Inconclusive battles of the American Civil War Suffolk, Virginia