Complex sentence: The Battle of Cove Mountain was a minor skirmish of the American Civil War, fought on May 10,1864, in the southwest corner of Virginia near Cove Mountain in Wythe County.
Split into simpler sentences: The Battle of Cove Mountain was a minor skirmish of the American Civil War. The battle took place on May 10,1864, in the southwest corner of Virginia near Cove Mountain in Wythe County.