Near Dublin in Pulaski County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Battle of Cloyd's Mountain

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 2, 2011

1. Battle of Cloyd's Mountain Marker

Inscription. Just to the west took place the Battle of Cloyd's Mountain, May 9, 1864. The Union General Crook, raiding to destroy the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad (N.&W.), met and repulsed General A. G. Jenkins, who was mortally wounded.

Erected 1938 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number KE-5.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 9, 1864.

Location. 37° 7.704′ N, 80° 41.68′ W. Marker is near Dublin, Virginia, in Pulaski County. It is at the intersection of Cleburne Boulevard (Virginia Route 100) and Laboratory Street ( Route 790), on the right when traveling south on Cleburne Boulevard. Marker is located at Cleburne Wayside. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dublin VA 24084, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia,

in the Blue Ridge Highlands,

and in the New River Gorge.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

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and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Trollingers' Cave (a few steps from this marker); Battle of Cloyd's Farm (within shouting distance of this marker); Rearguard Action (within shouting distance of this marker); New Dublin Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dublin Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); New River Ordnance Plant (approx. 2 miles away); American Veterans (approx. 2.2 miles away); World War II Home Front (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dublin.

Also see . . . Battle of Cloyd’s Mountain. Virginia Center for Civil War Studies website entry (Submitted on April 3, 2011.)

Cleburne Wayside (facing west) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 2, 2011

2. Cleburne Wayside (facing west)

View of the Battlefield, West of the Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 30, 2011

3. View of the Battlefield, West of the Marker

Grave of Capt. Christopher Cleburne image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 2, 2011

4. Grave of Capt. Christopher Cleburne

Capt. Cleburne, brother of Confederate General Patrick Cleburne, was mortally wounded during the Battle of Cloyd's Mountain. His dying wish was to be buried on the battlefield (the grave has been moved about 35 yards from its original location).

Nearby marker with missing plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 2, 2011

5. Nearby marker with missing plaque

The missing Battle of Cloyd's Mountain plaque image. Click for full size.

via Virginia Center for Civil War Studies, unknown

6. The missing Battle of Cloyd's Mountain plaque

Credits. This page was last revised on May 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,082 times since then and 139 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 3, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 3. submitted on July 5, 2011, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 4, 5. submitted on April 3, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 6. submitted on May 6, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.