Battle of Cloyd's Mountain
N 37° 07.700 W 080° 41.689
17S E 527108 N 4109152
The Battle of Cloyd's Mountain took place near this historic marker located in north of Dublin, Virginia
Waymark Code: WM1HHE
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 05/12/2007
Views: 97
The Battle of Cloyd's Mountain took place on May 9, when General Crook’s three brigades (6,100 men) on a raid into southwestern Virginia encountered a patchwork Confederate force under Brig. Gen. Albert Jenkins at Cloyd’s Mountain. Fighting was furious and hand-to-hand. Casualties were heavy for the size of the forces engaged: Union 10%, Confederate 23%. Jenkins was mortally wounded. Crook afterwards joined forces with Averell, who had burned the New River Bridge, and the united column withdrew to Meadow Bluff after destroying several important railroad bridges.
The Text of this marker reads:
BATTLE OF CLOYD'S MOUNTAIN
"Just to the west took place the Battle of Cloyd’s Mountain, May 9, 1864. Raiding to destroy the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad (N&W), met and repulsed General A. G. Jenkins, who was mortally wounded."
Marker Number: KE-5
Marker Title: Battle of Cloyd's Mountain
Marker Location: Route 100, north of Dublin in the Cleburne Wayside
County or Independent City: Pulaski County
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Conservation and Development Commission - 1938
|