Just south of here on Brook Road, present-day U.S. Route 1, stood Yellow Tavern. North of the tavern, on 11 May 1864, Major General J.E.B. Stuart deployed his Confederate cavalry to confront Major General Philip Sheridan's Union cavalry as it advanced on Richmond. During this engagement, Stuart was mortally wounded. Because the fighting occurred so near the tavern, it was officially called the Battle of Yellow Tavern.