Carrsbrook, Virginia

Carrsbrook is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia.[1]

Carrsbrook
Unincorporated community
Carrsbrook
Location within the state of Virginia
Carrsbrook
Carrsbrook (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°05′35″N 78°27′28″W
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyAlbemarle
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1492719[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.

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