Battle of Willow Creek

The Battle of Willow Creek is a fictional battle referenced in the CW Network television series The Vampire Diaries. It was referenced in the pilot episode of the series, though very little information about it was provided.

Background
The Battle of Willow Creek was one of the battle of the American Civil War and was fought in the town of Mystic Falls, Virginia in the year 1865. There were 346 military casualties during the Battle of Willow Creek and 27 civilian casualties. Confederate soldiers fired on the church believing it to be hiding weapons, but they were wrong. According to vampire Stefan Salvatore, who was present in Mystic Falls during that time, it was a "night of great loss".

In 2009, Mystic Falls High School history teacher, William Tanner, discussed the Battle of Willow Creek in his class. Ironically, Stefan Salvatore was present, posing as a human student. When Tanner erroneously stated that there were no civilian casualties during the battle, Stefan corrected him, recommending that he should check his facts with the Founders' records stored at Civil Hall. This caused Mister Tanner no small measure of embarrassment and he openly resented Salvatore.