Portsmouth is an independent city in southeastern Virginia, United States. It lies across the Elizabeth River from Norfolk. As of the 2020 census, the population was 97,915, making it the ninth-most populous city in Virginia and is part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. The Norfolk Naval Shipyard is a historic and active U.S. Navy facility located in Portsmouth.
Portsmouth in A Different Flesh[]
Portsmouth was the capital and largest city of Virginia Commonwealth, one of the Federated Commonwealths. It had been Virginia's capital since English colonial days.[1] In 1805, the landmark Jeremiah Gillen decision was reached in the Portsmouth courthouse.[2]
Portsmouth in Southern Victory[]
In 1944, Portsmouth, Virginia became the new seat of the Confederate government when Petersburg, the previous temporary location, was threatened after Richmond fell to the United States Army. Communications Director Saul Goldman managed to patch together a wireless network which allowed President Jake Featherston to continue to broadcast defiance at the United States. President Featherston along with Goldman witnessed the destruction of Newport News by a U.S. superbomb from here, forcing them to flee further south.[3]
References[]
- ↑ A Different Flesh, pg. 68.
- ↑ "Though the Heavens Fall", generally.
- ↑ In at the Death. pgs. 274-279, hc.
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