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Battle of Cove Mountain (view source)
Revision as of 20:15, December 16, 2010
, 20:15, December 16, 2010Created page with "{{ACWbattle |name=Battle of Cove Mountain |image= |begin=May 10, 1864 |end=Same day |place=Wythe County, Virginia |theater=Eastern Theater |campaign=Crook-Averell Raid on the Vi..."
{{ACWbattle
|name=Battle of Cove Mountain
|image=
|begin=May 10, 1864
|end=Same day
|place=Wythe County, Virginia
|theater=Eastern Theater
|campaign=Crook-Averell Raid on the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad
|result=Inconclusive
|combatants1=
|combatants2=
|commanders1=[[William W. Averell]]<br/>Brigadier General, USA
|commanders2=[[William. E. Jones]]<br/>Brigadier General, CSA
|strength1=
|strength2=
|casualties1=300 total US and CS
|casualties2=300 total US and CS
}}
On May 10, Brig. Gen. W.W. Averell’s raiders encountered a brigade under William “Grumble” Jones near Cove Mountain. After delaying the Union advance, the Confederates withdrew. The next day, Averell reached the New River Bridge on the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad, which he burned. (''NPS summary'')
{{Template:Campaignbox Crook-Averell Raid}}
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1864}}
[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]
|name=Battle of Cove Mountain
|image=
|begin=May 10, 1864
|end=Same day
|place=Wythe County, Virginia
|theater=Eastern Theater
|campaign=Crook-Averell Raid on the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad
|result=Inconclusive
|combatants1=
|combatants2=
|commanders1=[[William W. Averell]]<br/>Brigadier General, USA
|commanders2=[[William. E. Jones]]<br/>Brigadier General, CSA
|strength1=
|strength2=
|casualties1=300 total US and CS
|casualties2=300 total US and CS
}}
On May 10, Brig. Gen. W.W. Averell’s raiders encountered a brigade under William “Grumble” Jones near Cove Mountain. After delaying the Union advance, the Confederates withdrew. The next day, Averell reached the New River Bridge on the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad, which he burned. (''NPS summary'')
{{Template:Campaignbox Crook-Averell Raid}}
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1864}}
[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]