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Chuckatuck

Nansemond County · 9.2 miles northwest of Suffolk. · location approximate

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A colonial church is here. In July, 1781, the British cavalryman Tarleton was at Chuckatuck. On May 3, 1863, a skirmish took place here between Union and Confederate forces as Longstreet withdrew from the siege of Suffolk.

1948 text, presented as a historical document.

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Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library

Marker data: Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, State Historical Markers of Virginia, 6th ed. (1948)

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