Record Data Place Unit Type City or Town Containing Unit Norfolk County, VA Events Date Type 02/27/1862 Jefferson Davis declares martial law in and around the Virginia towns of Norfolk and Portsmouth Lawmaking/Litigating 03/01/1862 Jefferson Davis declares martial law in the Richmond area and also bans the production of spirits Lawmaking/Litigating 01/26/1864 Major Edgar Burroughs, C.S.A., convicted guerrilla leader, shot while trying escape from a Union hospital Battles/Soldiers 04/16/1866 - 04/17/1866 Serious civil disturbances rock Norfolk, Virginia, bringing federal troops to restore order Crime/Disasters 10/03/1863 The cornerstone of the Soldiers' Monument is laid at Hampton National Cemetery in Virginia. Battles/Soldiers People Birthplace of McArthur, Lewis Linn Documents Date Title 09/28/1856 Jefferson Pipkins to William Still, September 28, 1856 03/17/1860 New York Times, "Democratic National Convention," March 17, 1860 Images Norfolk and Portsmouth Harbor, Virginia, 1861, artist's impression
