Carrsbrook is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia.[1]
Carrsbrook | |
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  Carrsbrook Location within the state of Virginia  Carrsbrook Carrsbrook (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°05′35″N 78°27′28″W / 38.09306°N 78.45778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Albemarle |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1492719[1] |
Confederate Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's "Horse Company" and Confederate infantrymen were stationed in a camp near the Rivanna River at Carrsbrook during the Civil War. Union Brig. Gen. George A. Custer's men raided the camp under fire from Confederate forces. See Battle of Rio Hill.
References
edit- ^ a b "Carrsbrook". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
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