American FootballBaseballBasketballBooksBusinessCelebrityCollege SportsComedyCultural CelebrationDancingEnglish FootballFashionFoodGamingIndian cinemaJournalismMoviesMusicPhilanthropyPoliticsRadioReligionSpaceSportTelevisionYearbook1 Facts About Charlottesville 1. The only battle to take place in Charlottesville was the skirmish at Rio Hill, an encounter in which George Armstrong Custer briefly engaged local Confederate Home Guards before retreating. FactSnippet No. 47,677 - en.wikipedia.org