Near Woodford in Spotsylvania County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Mud Tavern

Photographed by Dawn Bowen, July 15, 2007

1. Mud Tavern Marker

Inscription. Mud Tavern was the old name of this place. Six miles east, at Guinea Station, Stonewall Jackson died, May 10, 1863. In the campaign of 1864, Ewell’s and Longstreet’s corps of Lee’s army, coming from Spotsylvania Courthouse, here turned south, May 21, 1864. Lee fell back to the North Anna River as Grant swung around to the east.

Erected 1932 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number E-32.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1864.

Location. 38° 7.894′ N, 77° 31.303′ W. Marker is near Woodford, Virginia, in Spotsylvania County. It is on U.S. 1 0.1 miles south of Morris Road (County Route 606). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6317 US-1, Thornburg VA 22565, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area,

in Northern Virginia,

and in the Piedmont.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jerrell’s Mill (approx. one mile away); Stanard’s Mill (approx. 1.3 miles away); Turn in Sheridan’s Raid (approx. 1.7 miles away); Spotsylvania County / Caroline County (approx. 2.4 miles away); Nancy Wright’s (approx.

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2.9 miles away); Plantations on Guinea Station Road (approx. 3½ miles away); James Farmer, Civil Rights Leader (approx. 3.7 miles away); Road to Guinea Station (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Woodford.

Marker along US 1 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dawn Bowen, July 15, 2007

2. Marker along US 1

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, August 2, 2025

3. Mud Tavern Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 7,031 times since then and 340 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 15, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on March 10, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.