Corbit’s Charge was a skirmish fought on June 29, 1863, in Westminster, Maryland. The battle was fought between Jeb Stuart’s Confederate cavalry against Companies C and D of the 1st Delaware Cavalry commanded by Major Napoleon B. Knight.
A detachment of the 150th New York Infantry and 108 officers and men of the 1st Delaware Cavalry, including Capt. Charles Corbit’s Co. C, guarded the road junction and Western Maryland Railroad line at Westminster. In Major Knight’s absence, Captain Corbit led a charge of his men through the streets of Westminster to Washington Road.
This clash was a significant factor in slowing Stuart in reuniting with Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia.
The Corbit’s Charge Final Tribute Monument that was dedicated in 2006. It was erected by the Mayor and Common Council of Westminster and the County Commissioners of Carroll County, Maryland.