Carroll Yesteryears: Corbit’s Charge was small but significant Civil War cavalry skirmish

For those unfamiliar with the event, Corbit’s Charge was a small but significant cavalry skirmish near today’s intersection of East Main Street and Washington Road, between General J.E.B. Stuart’s Confederate cavalry and a unit of the 1st Delaware cavalry. It is considered to be a significant factor in slowing Stuart’s march to join General Robert E. Lee near Gettysburg.