On November 6, 1863, Union troops under General William Averell defeated a Confederate force led by General John Echols at the Battle of Droop Mountain.
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Battle of Droop Mountain
"The Battle of Droop Mountain"
Official Reports on the Battle of Droop
Mountain
"Particulars of General Averill's Late Campaign"
(Battle of Droop Mountain)
Letter, James McChesney to Mother, 14 November
1863
Dedication of Droop Mountain Battlefield State
Park
Contemporary Newspaper Articles
Document-Based Questions
On This Day in West Virginia History: November