Wytheville in Wythe County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

War Between The States Marker

The Battle of Cove Mountain

— May 10, 1864 —

Photographed by Pete Skillman, April 19, 2019

1. War Between The States Marker The Battle of Cove Mountain Marker

Inscription.
The two sides met at the Gap of Crockett's Cove about two miles southwest of here. When darkness fell General W.W. Averell and his Union Troops retreated leaving 114 dead and wounded. Seventeen of the wounded were left at this church where the local families fed them and attended to their injuries. There are no documented accounts of the number of Confederate casualties.

Erected 1990 by Wythe Grey Chapter, UDC.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 10, 1864.

Location. 37° 1.567′ N, 81° 2.24′ W. Marker is in Wytheville, Virginia, in Wythe County. It can be reached from Crockett's Cove Road (Virginia Route 600) 2½ miles east of Cove Road ( Route 603), on the right when traveling east. Marker is located behind Crockett's Cove Presbyterian Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1357 Crockett's Cove Rd, Wytheville VA 24382, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Southwest Virginia

and in the Blue Ridge Highlands.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Crockett's Cove Presbyterian Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Crockett’s Cove (approx. 2.3 miles away); Wythe County Poorhouse Farm (approx. 3.3 miles away); Our Confederate Dead (approx. 5.3 miles away); Robert Enoch Withers (approx. 5½ miles away); Walter Crockett (approx. 5.6 miles away); Battle of Wytheville (approx. 5.6 miles away); The Flohr House (approx. 5.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wytheville.

Crockett's Cove Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, April 19, 2019

2. Crockett's Cove Presbyterian Church

Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2022, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 738 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 10, 2022, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.