Beefsteak Raid

Beefsteak Raid
Part of the American Civil War
"The Great Cattle Raid at Harrison's Landing" (from Harper's Weekly)
Date September 14, 1864 (1864-09-14)–September 17, 1864 (1864-09-17) Location Prince George County, Virginia Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
	Wade Hampton
Strength
	3,000
Casualties and losses
304 captured 2,685 cattle captured	10 killed 47 wounded 4 missing

The Beefsteak Raid was a Confederate cavalry raid that took place in September 1864 as part of the Siege of Petersburg during the American Civil War. Confederate Maj. Gen. Wade Hampton led a force of 3,000 troopers of the Confederate States Army on what was to become a 100-mile (160 km) ride to acquire cattle that were intended for consumption by the Union Army, which was laying a combined siege to the cities of Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia.