After General J.E.B. Stuart was killed in battle in 1864,he was replaced by General Hampton. Almost immediately he engaged the enemy. In early June of 1864 General Philip Sheridan led 6000 Federal cavalrymen on a mission to destroy a vital section of the Virginia Central Railroad. On the morning of June 11, Hampton and 5000 Confederate cavalrymen intercepted Sheridan's force at Trevilian Station in Virginia. The next day the outcome was decided when a bold Confederate counterattack shattered the Federal line. On June 13th, Sheridan and his troops retreated without destroying the railroad.