Battle of Cove Mountain

Battle of Cove Mountain

The Battle of Cove Mountain was a minor skirmish of the American Civil War. The battle took place on May 10, 1864, in the southwest corner of Virginia near Cove Mountain in Wythe County.

On that day, Union Brigadier General William W. Averell's brigade encountered a Confederate brigade under the command of Brig. Gen. William E. "Grumble" Jones. After a brief engagement, the Union forces withdrew. The Confederates however won the battle, chasing the Union Forces through the cove area of Wythe County Virginia. The Confederates held the battlefield as the sun went down. The next day, Averell reached the New River Bridge on the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad, which he burned.

References

* [http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va109.htm National Park Service battle description]


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