Battle of Yellow Tavern

Battle of Yellow Tavern
Part of the Overland Campaign of the American Civil War
Date May 11, 1864 (1864-05-11) Location Henrico County, Virginia Result Union victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Philip Sheridan	J.E.B. Stuart  † Fitzhugh Lee
Strength
12,000 [1]	5,000 [1]
Casualties and losses
625 casualties	450 casualties 300 captured

The Battle of Yellow Tavern was fought on May 11, 1864, as part of the Overland Campaign of the American Civil War. Union cavalry under Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan was detached from Grant’s Army of the Potomac to conduct a raid on Richmond, Virginia, and challenged Confederate cavalry commander Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart. The Confederates were outnumbered, and Stuart was mortally wounded. However, Sheridan’s 'sideshow' did not achieve any of its other objectives and had meanwhile deprived Grant’s army of key cavalry functions at Spotsylvania. ^{[citation needed]}