Qualla: Battle of Meadow Bridge https://qualla.com/battle-of-meadow-bridge en-us © 2026 Bendyline Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:40:07 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Battle of Meadow Bridge https://qualla.com/battle-of-meadow-bridge Battle of Meadow Bridge: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-meadow-bridge/ The Union troopers had been promised glory and given a trap. After defeating J.E.B. Stuart at Yellow Tavern the day before - a fight that left the storied Confederate cavalier mortally wounded - Philip Sheridan's 10,000 horsemen pressed south through a thunderstorm so violent it drowned the road. Hidden in the mud were Confederate torpedoes. They went off under the column in flashes that killed horses and shook the night, but Sheridan kept moving. By dawn on May 12, 1864, he was within two and a half miles of Richmond and could see the problem clearly: the inner defenses ahead were swarming. The Chickahominy, swollen with storm water, sealed his left flank. Confederate cavalry pressed his rear. The only way out was a railroad bridge whose floor had been ripped up the night before.

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