Battle of Cove Mountain

1864 battle of the American Civil War

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  Battle of Cloyd's Mountain 1864
  
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  Battle of Cove Mountain 1864
  
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  Battle of Marion 1864
  
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  Battle of Pigeon Roost 1862
  
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  Battle of Princeton Court House 1862
  

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1864-05-09T00:00:00Z

Battle of Cloyd's Mountain

1864-05-10T00:00:00Z

Battle of Cove Mountain

1864-12-17T00:00:00Z

Battle of Marion

1862-05-17T00:00:00Z

Battle of Pigeon Roost

1862-05-15T00:00:00Z

Battle of Princeton Court House

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Frameless

After the Battle of Cove Mountain, Averell took a difficult route to safety and was pursued by Confederate forces

After the Battle of Cove Mountain, Averell took a difficult route to safety and was pursued by Confederate forces.

Averell took the mountainous route to Wytheville, while Morgan took the shortest.

Cove church

Crook and Averell joined at Union after their raids on the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad

Grant's plan to attack the Confederate railroads that supplied Lee's army

Mountains North of Wytheville

Positions of troops at the Battle of Cove Mountain (not to scale)

Positions of troops at the Battle of Cove Mountain (not to scale)

The Battle of Cove Mountain was fought at Crocketts Cove near Cove Mountain and Wytheville, Virginia on May 10, 1864.

Union Army plan to attack the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad

Union Army plan to attack the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad and strategic points such as mines and a passenger depot.

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Cloyd's Mountain	1864	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Cove Mountain	1864	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Marion	1864	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Pigeon Roost	1862	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Princeton Court House	1862	battle		Wikidata
image	After the Battle of Cove Mountain, Averell took a difficult route to safety and was pursued by Confederate forces				Wikimedia
image	After the Battle of Cove Mountain, Averell took a difficult route to safety and was pursued by Confederate forces.				Wikimedia
image	Averell took the mountainous route to Wytheville, while Morgan took the shortest.	1876			Wikimedia
image	Cove church	2016			Wikimedia
image	Crook and Averell joined at Union after their raids on the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad	1861			Wikimedia
image	Grant's plan to attack the Confederate railroads that supplied Lee's army	1861			Wikimedia
image	Mountains North of Wytheville	2016			Wikimedia
image	Positions of troops at the Battle of Cove Mountain (not to scale)	2021			Wikimedia
image	Positions of troops at the Battle of Cove Mountain (not to scale)	2021			Wikimedia
image	The Battle of Cove Mountain was fought at Crocketts Cove near Cove Mountain and Wytheville, Virginia on May 10, 1864.	1860			Wikimedia
image	Union Army plan to attack the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad	1863			Wikimedia
image	Union Army plan to attack the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad and strategic points such as mines and a passenger depot.	1861			Wikimedia