Battle of Yellow Tavern
| Battle of Yellow Tavern | |||||||
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| Part of the Overland Campaign of the American Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States (Union) | CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Philip Sheridan |
J.E.B. Stuart † Fitzhugh Lee | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 12,000 | 5,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 625 casualties |
450 casualties 300 captured | ||||||
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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.