Gen. Roger A. Pryor crossed the Blackwater River into southeast Virginia on a foraging expedition.

[1] Anticipating an attack from the Union garrison, Pryor prepared his forces for battle near Kelly’s Store, located 8 miles west of Suffolk.

[1] Corcoran’s cavalry engaged Pryor’s forces near a place called Deserted House.

A final stand by the Confederates was made along the Blackwater River which was broken by the 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry.

[citation needed] In April, a larger foraging effort and demonstration against Suffolk was carried out by Lt. Gen. James Longstreet.