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Other Name: None
State: Virginia
Location: Wythe County
Campaign: Crook-Averell Raid on the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad (May 1864)
Dates: May 10, 1864
Principal Commanders: union  Union States: Brig. Gen. William W. Averell
confederate  Confederate States: Brig. Gen. William. E. Jones
Forces Engaged: Brigades
Estimated Casualties: 300 total
Results: Result(s): Inconclusive
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.
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