Battle of Cove Mountain

The Battle of Cove Mountain occurred in Wythe County, Virginia, on May 10, 1864, during the American Civil War. A Union cavalry division commanded by Brigadier General William W. Averell was prevented from attacking a lead mine located near Wytheville. Confederate forces commanded by Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan, with a detachment of a brigade of cavalry from the command of Brigadier General William E. "Grumble" Jones, stopped Averell at Cove Gap, adjacent to Crockett's Cove and Cove Mountain.

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1864  Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle, United States, 

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Location: 37.043, -81.122, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1864 Battle of Cove Mountain

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Cove church

Mountains North of Wytheville

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1864	Battle of Cove Mountain	battle	Wikidata
commons	image		Cove church		Commons
commons	image		Mountains North of Wytheville		Commons