Curdsville in Buckingham County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
March to Appomattox
Erected 2017 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number F-59.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #18 Ulysses S. Grant, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is April 7, 1865.
Location. 37° 24.956′ N, 78° 27.335′ W. Marker is in Curdsville, Virginia, in Buckingham County. It is at the intersection of South Madison Road (U.S. 15) and School Road (Virginia Route 633), on the right when traveling north on South Madison Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6105 S James Madison Hwy, Dillwyn VA 23936, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont and in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Millbrook (approx. 1.9 miles away); Eve of Appomattox (approx. 2.4 miles away); Clifton (approx. 2.4 miles away); New Store Village (approx. 2.4 miles away); a different marker also named Clifton (approx. 2.4 miles away); Civilian Conservation Corps Camp P-56, Company 1367 (approx. 4.3 miles away); Samuel P. Bolling (approx. 5 miles away); a different marker also named New Store (approx. 5½ miles away).
Other markers no longer nearby. March to Appomattox (has been replaced with this marker); New Store (was approx. 5½ miles away but has been permanently removed).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has replaced the linked marker.
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, December 20, 2025
3. Baldwin's Store Ruins
Adjacent to the marker is one chimney and the foundation of Baldwin's Store, a ca. 1830 commercial building originally located 70 feet west and 40 feet west, displaced by the installation of Route 15 in 1960-61. Local history says the store was burned by Grant's troops en route to Appomattox, then rebuilt on the same site (apparently using the surviving materials) by 1870. The store was intact when it was lifted and moved around early 1961 to it's current location, where it then fell into disrepair - and what the visitor sees is what remains. The Baldwins moved their commercial enterprises into Farmville in 1891.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 655 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 6, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on January 21, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia.
