Also Known As
- Second Battle of Weldon Railroad
- Battle of Yellow Tavern
- Battle of Yellow House
- Battle of Blick’s Station
Date
- August 18–21, 1864
Location
- Dinwiddie County, about six miles south of Petersburg, Virginia
Campaign
Principal Union Commanders
- Major General Gouverneur K. Warren
- Brigadier General Charles Griffin
- Brigadier General Samuel Crawford
- Brigadier General Romeyn Ayres
- Major General John G. Parke
Principal Confederate Commanders
- General P. G. T. Beauregard
- Major General A.P. Hill
- Major General Henry Heth
- Brigadier General Robert F. Hoke
- Major General W.H.F. “Rooney” Lee
- Major General William Mahone
Union Forces Engaged
- 5th and 9th Corps (Army of the Potomac)
Confederate Forces Engaged
- 3 brigades from Major General A.P. Hill’s Corps
- Major General W.H.F. “Rooney” Lee’s cavalry division
- 3 infantry brigades commanded by Major General William Mahone
Number of Union Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 20,000
Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 15,000
Estimated Union Casualties
- 4,000 (251 killed, 1,148 wounded, and 2,897 missing/captured)
Estimated Confederate Casualties
- 1,600 casualties for the Confederacy (211 killed, 990 wounded, and 419 missing/captured)
Result
- Union victory
Significance
- The Battle of Globe Tavern the first Union victory of the Petersburg Campaign.
- Following the Battle of Globe Tavern, supplies coming into Petersburg over the Weldon Railroad had to be offloaded south of Globe Tavern and then shipped north in wagons along the Boydton Plank Road.
Timeline of the Petersburg Campaign
These are the main battles and events of the Petersburg Campaign in order.
- June 9, 1864 — First Battle of Petersburg
- June 15 – 18, 1864 — Second Battle of Petersburg
- June 21 – 23, 1864 — Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road
- June 22–July 1, 1864 – Wilson-Kautz Raid
- June 25, 1864 — Battle of Staunton River Bridge
- June 28, 1864 — Battle of Sappony Church
- June 29, 1864 — First Battle of First Ream’s Station
- July 27–29, 1864 — First Battle of Deep Bottom
- July 30, 1864 — Battle of the Crater
- August 13–20, 1864 — Second Battle of Deep Bottom
- August 18-21, 1864 — Battle of Globe Tavern
- August 25, 1864 — Second Battle of Ream’s Station
- September 29–30, 1864 — Battle of Chaffin’s Farm and New Market Heights
- September 30–October 2, 1864 — Battle of Peebles Farm
- October 7, 1864 — Battle of Darbytown and New Market Roads
- October 13, 1864 — Battle of Darbytown Road
- October 27-28, 1864 — Battle of Fair Oaks and Darbytown Road
- October 27-28, 1864 — Battle of Boydton Plank Road
- February 5-7, 1865 — Battle of Hatcher’s Run
- March 25, 1865 — Battle of Fort Stedman
