Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Norfolk” in chapter 17 of Varina Davis, Jefferson Davis: Ex-President of the Confederate States of America, A Memoir by his Wife, Volume 2:
...apture of Roanoke Island, on the low coast-line of North Carolina, for it was an important outpost of the Confederates.
Its possession by the enemy would give them access to the country from which Norfolk drew its supplies.
On January 22, 1862, General Henry A. Wise was placed in command.
The defence of this island consisted of six land batteries, and after manning the guns there were not on...
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† | Norfolk (Virginia, United States) | 4,668 | 28 | 316 | 0 | 0 user votes | |
† | Norfolk (Virginia, United States) | 199 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 user votes | |
Norfolk (United Kingdom) | 42 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
Norfolk (Connecticut, United States) | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
Norfolk (Colorado, United States) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
Norfolk (Mississippi, United States) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
Norfolk (Nebraska, United States) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
Norfolk (New York, United States) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
Norfolk (Oregon, United States) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes |
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