Visit Chesapeake, VA: Once a busy stage-coach stop between Norfolk and North Carolina, this suburban community honors its history with colonial character.
Visit Chesapeake, VA: The Jackson Greys regiment of the Confederacy was formed here, named after a man who died in a scuffle defending the Confederate flag.
Visit Chesapeake, VA: 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.
Near Chesapeake on South George Washington Highway (U.S. 17), Chesapeake, VA
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Visit Chesapeake, VA: The plantation home of William Wallace, first lieutenant of the Jackson Greys—a Confederate regiment specializing in cannon warfare in the Civil War.
Visit Chesapeake, VA: Seven of the 13 African Americans from Cuffeytown who fought against the pro-slavery Confederacy lived near this historical marker.
Visit Chesapeake, VA: 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.