Near Louisa in Louisa County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Battle of Trevillians
Photographed by Craig Swain, January 12, 2008
1. Battle of Trevilians Marker
Confederate Gens. Wade Hampton, Fitzhugh Lee
and Thomas L. Rosser, victors over
Federal Gens. P.H. Sheridan and G.A. Custer
5000 Confederates, 8000 Federal
Casualties Confederate 612, Federal 1,007
Greatest all-cavalry battle of the war
Signal Confederate victory
Erected 1926 by Louisa Chapter U.D.C.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Battlefield Markers Association, the Battlefield Trails - Civil War, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1864.
Location. 38° 3.08′ N, 78° 4.589′ W. Marker is near Louisa, Virginia, in Louisa County. It is at the intersection of Louisa Road (U.S. 33) and Trevilians Square, on the right when traveling east on Louisa Road. Located at a pull off at the intersection, to the south side of the highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Louisa VA 23093, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of Trevilian Station (a few steps from this marker); Trevilian Station Battle (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Custer's First Last Stand
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Battle of Trevilians (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Regarding Battle of Trevillians. This is one of several markers interpreting the Battle of Trevilian Station, June 11-12, 1864. See the Battle of Trevilian Station Virtual Tour by Markers linked below for additional related markers.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Battle of Trevilian Station Virtual Tour by Markers.
Also see . . . Trevilian Station Battlefield Foundation. The foundation has worked to preserve the remaining sections of the battlefield. A detailed self-guided driving tour of the battlefield is offered. (Submitted on January 20, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, January 12, 2008
2. Battle of Trevilians Marker
Photographed by Craig Swain, January 12, 2008
3. Virginia Central Railroad at the Second Day Battlefield
This section of the railroad, about a mile and a half west of the marker, was the scene of the second day's fighting. Confederate General Hampton had reformed the cavalry on the south side of the railroad (to the right). Sheridan aligned Torbert's Division on the north side of the railroad, (in the trees on the left). This section was later called the "Bloody Angle" as the apex of the Confederate lines and the center of the second day's fighting. After seven separate attacks here in the afternoon, the lines were barely a few yards apart. Federal artillery under Lt. Edward B. Williston in fact were firing at point blank range. Williston would later receive the Medal of Honor for his actions here.
Photographed by Craig Swain, January 12, 2008
4. The Ogg Farm - Second Day Battlefield
Hampton's Confederate lines extended across the fields here to the south of the rail lines. The Confederates formed an L-shaped defense with the apex at the rail lines (behind the photographer). After spending the morning destroying the rail lines and the station at Trevilians, the Federals attacked down the Gordonsville Road. Custer's Michigan Brigade opened the second day fight here with a charge, but were repulsed.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 29, 2006
5. Battlefield Markers Association, Western Division (1929)
Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2008. This page has been viewed 2,563 times since then and 21 times this year. Last updated on April 28, 2025. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 20, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3, 4. submitted on January 21, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 5. submitted on December 9, 2008, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
