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Battle of the Cove -Wytheville Virginia

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Hi , I am looking for any information on the Battle at Cove Mountain Wytheville Virginia that happened on May 10 , 1864 . I had a relative killed at the battle- Gideon Weller ,Union cav. 1st West Virginia Cav co, M . I have visited the area a few years ago and walked the area of the battle. I am looking for any other records or info on this battle or if any one knows the where abouts of where the men had been buried . Any help will be appreciated , thank you ,Jim
 
What would you like to know about this battle? Most men were buried or taken to the old brick church across from the Crockett Farm. The ones who died I was told were buried in that churches cemetary. I had 2 Great Grandfathers fighting in the 45th Va. Infantry that day. Both men from Wythe County. I know some W. Va. Calvary had raided Wytheville a year before with Toland but I don't know if your ancestor was in that raid or not. I have a map o where the battle took place and also a book about the battles and where they took place. I hope this helps let me know if you want more info or have specific questions.
 
Welcome to the forum Gary and thanks for sharing your information.
 
Thanks Larry I saw this online and joine to share my info about Wytheville our little town was occupied four times by the Yankees as southwest Virginia supplied the whole confederacy with 1/3 of all the lead and salt
 
Please feel free to share the history aspect of the war with us as we are primarily, but not limited to, finding and preserving relics of the CW. I would love to have historians take a more active role is this forum as I'm sure others are as well. Again, thanks for joining us.
 
Looking forward to some of your posts / finds. cch
 
Yes Hello , And thanks for the info. I have been at the cove several times , but still need to see about the area and if we can find more about the men who died there , Let me know a phone number and I will call you , thanks Jim
 
Jim my number is 2766200935, leave me a message if I don't answer, I coach varsity hs basketball, building a new racecar and active in church and numerous community groups. I will return your call tho. I will speak with a man in the Sons of Confederate Veterans this Sat, he probably will know more about the Cove then I.
 
Jim there were 3 initial points where fighting took place in the cove, what is your ancestors name? Maybe I can ride out to the church to see if he is in a grave there. He could have been buried in an unmarked grave. What unit was he in? There is a mass grave in town of 6 Yankees from the raid a year earlier all those men I'm told was from Ohio and west Virginia, nobody knows there name although a lady ha come up with names she believes are buried there.
 
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Looking for the grave site of Gideon Weller First West Virginia Cavalry Company M KIA May 10 1864 Wytheville, Virginia. Any info would be appreciated! Thank you, Vern

There is a tremendous amount of historical information online re: Battle of Cloyd's Mountain (Wikipedia, Virginia Civil War Battles, Legends of America, Battle of Wytheville-Into the Valley of Death (Wikipedia), Battle of Cove Mountain, history-sites.com,www.ct.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles(CWSAC battle summeries, Battle of Marion (Wikipedia) these are few of the many
 
I am very interested in this battle too. My gr gr grandfather, Edward Stoneking, Co. E, 2nd WV Cav, was "mortally wounded" at this battle and was left in the hands of the enemy. According to his pension file, he was taken to Emory & Henry College where he was treated for 2 months, and then on to Andersonville Prison in the hospital there. He was paroled in Dec 1864 and was hospitalized in Union hospitals until shortly before the end of the war. Some day I would love to visit the battlefield and see the church where wounded were treated by the residents. I have no idea if Edward Stoneking was taken to the church first. I would also like to visit Emory & Henry College to see where he spent 2 months. I am completely amazed that he survived, and lived to be 94 years old.
 
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