Once a busy stage-coach stop between Norfolk and North Carolina, this suburban community honors its history with colonial character.
The Jackson Greys regiment of the Confederacy was formed here, named after a man who died in a scuffle defending the Confederate flag.
As a bustling commercial center during the early stages of the Civil War, this village’s unique canal intersection gave the Confederacy a temporary advantage over the Union.
The plantation home of William Wallace, first lieutenant of the Jackson Greys—a Confederate regiment specializing in cannon warfare in the Civil War.
Seven of the 13 African Americans from Cuffeytown who fought against the pro-slavery Confederacy lived near this historical marker.
During the Civil War, 13 African Americans left Cuffeytown to fight for the Union against the oppression in their southern homestate. These brave veterans are honored and buried here.
