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Michie Tavern - Rio Hill: Albemarle County's Only Civil War Combat NEW!

At Rio Hill in February of 1864, a small unit of plucky Southern artillerists confronted a much larger number of horsemen under the leadership of Brigadier General George Armstrong Custer (of Little Big Horn fame). It was a minor action, to be sure, but it's an amazing story.

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