Engagement at Yellow Tavern, Virginia
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- Multiple units engage at Yellow Tavern in Henrico County, Virginia on May 11, 1864.
- Union forces under Phil Sheridan mortally wound J.E.B. Stuart
- Also referred to as the:
- Engagement at Ground Squirrel Bridge, Virginia
- Engagement at Ground Squirrel Church, Virginia
- Engagement near the South Anna River, Virginia
- Engagement near Richmond, Virginia
Sub-Operations
- May 4-June 12, 1864 -
The Overland Campaign
Union Troops
(AoP) Cavalry Corps
- Philip H. Sheridan, Major General
Escort:
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Smaller Units |
---|---|---|
1st Division | 1st Brigade | |
2nd Brigade | ||
Reserve Brigade | ||
2nd Division | 1st Brigade | |
2nd Brigade | ||
3rd Division | 1st Brigade | |
2nd Brigade | ||
1st Brigade Horse Artillery |
|
- Dyer lists also 7th Massachusetts Cavalry but no such unit exists
Confederate Troops
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Casualties
- Union loss: 35 killed, 142 wounded, 82 captured and missing = Total 259
- Confederate loss: J.E.B. Stuart mortally wounded
Notes
Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 620, 658, 886, 894, 935, 936)
- Wikipedia - Battle of Yellow Tavern