Battle of Droop Mountain

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Battle of Gettysburg
Part of the American Civil War
Date November 6, 1864 Location Droop Mountain, southeastern West Virginia Result Union victory
Combatants
United States of America (Union)	Confederate States of America
Commanders
W.W. Averell	John Echols

Averell's Raid on the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad
Droop Mountain

The Battle of Droop Mountain was a battle during the American Civil War, in which Confederate forces met but failed to prevent Union forces under Union Brigadier General W.W. Averell from a rendezvous with Union forces in a joint raid on Confederate railways.

Assigned command of one of two brigades, Brig. Gen. W.W. Averell moved toward southwestern Virginia with the purpose of disputing movement on the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad when, on November 6, 1863, Averell's forces encountered Confederate forces under the command of Brig. Gen. John Echols at Droop Mountain. After a brief yet violent battle, leaving 526 men from both sides on the battlefield, Averell withdrew with a Union victory and rejoined the second brigade under Brigadier General Alfred Duffie at Lewisburg the following day.

[edit] References

• Linedecker, Clifford L., ed. Civil War, A-Z: The Complete Handbook of America's Bloodiest Conflict. New York: Ballentine Books, 2002. ISBN 0-9141-878-4