Battle At Droop Mountain

Location : Pocahontas County.

Campaign : Averell’s Raid on the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad.

Date : November 6, 1863.

Principal Commanders : Brig. Gen. William W. Averell [US]; Brig. Gen. John Echols [CS].

Estimated Casualties : 526 total.

Brig. Gen. William W. Averell encountered and defeated Confederate troops under Brig. Gen. John Echols at Droop Mountain. As a result of this battle, Confederate resistance in West Virginia collapsed.

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