Battle Detail

Cove Mountain

Other Name:
Campaign:
Crook-Averell Raid on the Virginia & Tennessee
Date(s):
May 1864
Principal Commanders:
Brigadier General William Averell [US] Brigadier General William Jones [CS]
Forces Engaged:
0 total (US 0; CS 0;)
Estimated Casualties:
0 total (US 0; CS 0;)
Description:
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.
Results:
Indecisive
CWSAC Reference #:
VA109
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