Near Richmond in Henrico County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Yellow Tavern

Photographed by Kathy Walker, August 5, 2008

1. Yellow Tavern Marker

Inscription. Just south of here on Brook Road (present-day U.S. Route 1) is the site of Yellow Tavern. North of the tavern, on 11 May 1864, Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart deployed his Confederate cavalry to confront Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan's Union cavalry as it advanced on Richmond. It was during this engagement that Stuart was mortally wounded. Because of the proximity of the engagement to the tavern, it was officially called the Battle of Yellow Tavern.

Erected 1994 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number E-7.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 11, 1864.

Location. 37° 38.578′ N, 77° 27.605′ W. Marker is near Richmond, Virginia, in Henrico County. It is on Brook Road (U.S. 1) 0.1 miles north of Mountain Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Henrico VA 23228, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Central Virginia.

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is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mount Olive Baptist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Mount Olive Baptist Church (approx. half a mile away); Anderson Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Saint Joseph’s Villa (approx. 0.6 miles away); Stuart’s Mortal Wound (approx. 1.3 miles away); Battle of Yellow Tavern (approx. 1.3 miles away); a different marker also named Stuart’s Mortal Wound (approx. 1.3 miles away); a different marker also named Yellow Tavern (approx. 1.3 miles away).

Photographed by Kathy Walker, August 5, 2008

2. Yellow Tavern Marker

View from Route 1 looking north.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2008, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 4,784 times since then and 73 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 23, 2008, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.