Named Entity Results, Suffolk, Va. (Virginia, United States)

Victory at Suffolk. The following official dispatch from Gen. Pickett, giving an account of a very handsome affair at Suffolk, Wednesday, by Gen Ransom, was received at the War Department yesterday: Petersburg, March 10. To Gen. CoopeSuffolk, Wednesday, by Gen Ransom, was received at the War Department yesterday: Petersburg, March 10. To Gen. Cooper, A. & I. G.: The following dispatch has been received at these headquarters. G. E. Pickett, Maj. Gen. Suffolk, Va, March 9th,via Weldon, March 10th. The enemy occupied Suffolk in force on Sunday. We attacked them to-day, and aftSuffolk, Va, March 9th,via Weldon, March 10th. The enemy occupied Suffolk in force on Sunday. We attacked them to-day, and after a short struggle drove them in a rout out of the town, killing a number and capturing one piece of artillery, and a large quantity of quartermaster and commissary stores. The enemy are flying to Portsmouth, burning the bridges and leaving evSuffolk in force on Sunday. We attacked them to-day, and after a short struggle drove them in a rout out of the town, killing a number and capturing one piece of artillery, and a large quantity of quartermaster and commissary stores. The enemy are flying to Portsmouth, burning the bridges and leaving everything behind them. We pursued them beyond Bernard's Mill. M. W. Ransom, Brig. Gen.

Suffolk. --A regiment of Yankee cavalry were in Suffolk on Sunday last, leaving there on Monday. On Tuesday the town was visited by two companies of negro cavalry, commanded by white officers. These negroes, many of whom formerly lived there, were very insolent and abusive to their former owners. Suffolk. --A regiment of Yankee cavalry were in Suffolk on Sunday last, leaving there on Monday. On Tuesday the town was visited by two companies of negro cavalry, commanded by white officers. These negroes, many of whom formerly lived there, were very insolent and abusive to their former owners.