Toms Brook

Few places in Virginia have a history as closely tied to the Civil War cavalry fighting of 1864 as Toms Brook. Set in the northern Shenandoah Valley, the community takes its name from Toms Brook, a tributary in the Shenandoah River watershed, and stands on the old Valley Pike, now U.S. Route 11. On 9 October 1864, Union cavalry defeated Confederate horsemen here in the Battle of Tom's Brook; the retreat became known as the Woodstock Races. Fields around the settlement still place this episode of the Shenandoah Valley Campaign in its rural setting. Explore nearby webcam locations for complementary perspectives on Toms Brook and the Shenandoah Valley.

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