Netherland Tavern

Netherland Tavern (HM2NT)

Location: Louisa, VA 23093 Louisa County
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N 38° 3.1', W 78° 3.502'

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Hampton's Headquarters

The Battle of Trevilian Station
Fifty yards east is the site of Netherland Tavern (ca. 1822), which was demolished in the 1950s. The tavern served travelers on the Fredericksburg Stage Road and the Louisa Court House Road to the south. It also served rail passengers after the Virginia Central Railroad started operating in the 1850s. During the Civil War, Netherland Tavern became a center of military activity as the conflict entered its final year.

In June 1864, Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant ordered Gen. Philip H. Sheridan to lead two cavalry divisions west from Cold Harbor in Hanover County, destroy Virginia Central Railroad track, unite his force with Gen. David Hunter's infantry at Charlottesville, and return with him to the main army. Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, learning of Sheridan's departure on June 7, dispatched divisions of Gens. Wade Hampton and Fitzhugh Lee in pursuit.

Hampton, commanding the expedition, made his headquarters here at the tavern on the evening of June 10 and spent the night sleeping on a carpenter's bench outside the front door. Sheridan, to the north, reached Clayton's Store (present-day Oakland) the same night, and only a few miles separated the two forces. At dawn on June 11, Hampton was awakened by two of his subordinates, Gens. Matthew C. Butler and Thomas L. Rosser. When Rosser asked Hampton what his plans were, Hampton replied, "I propose to fight."
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HM NumberHM2NT
Series This marker is part of the Virginia Civil War Trails series
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Placed ByVirginia Civil War Trails
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Date Added Friday, September 12th, 2014 at 4:30pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 758113 N 4215633
Decimal Degrees38.05166667, -78.05836667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 3.1', W 78° 3.502'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 3' 6.00" N, 78° 3' 30.12" W
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Area Code(s)540, 804, 434
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 439 State Rte 613, Louisa VA 23093, US
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