This marker is in the town of Louisa, Virginia. We didn't stop here on the Trevilian Station tour. I grabbed this photo on a trip from Basye to Montross three years ago. We were trying the US 33 route - definitely not the fastest way to cross the state - and I spotted the Civil War Trails arrow and decided to stop.
The subtitle on the sign is "The Largest All-Cavalry Battle of the Western Hemisphere." I'm not sure about that claim; Brandy Station was the largest cavalry battle of the war. I suppose the word "all" makes a difference, but if we are nit-picking, let's remember that the cavalry at Trevilians mostly fought dismounted. Perhaps some expert will comment and clarify the semantics on the differing signs (posted by the same organization).
The marker goes on to say that "Confederate Gen. Wade Hampton's victory over Gen. Philip H. Sheridan at Trevilian Station on June 11-12, 1864, prevented Sheridan from joining Gen. David Hunter and destroying the Virginia Central Railroad at Charlottesville." You can read the rest at Historical Marker Database.
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