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
- Preservation Priority: