Droop Mountain Battlefield
Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park
Droop Mountain Battlefield is the site of one of West Virginia's largest and last important Civil War battles. The battle was fought on November 6, 1863, between the Union army of Gen. William Averell and the Confederate army of Gen. John Echols. Echols's army was pushed south into Virginia and never regained control of southeastern West Virginia.
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Battle Facts
Pocahontas, WV | November 6, 1863
Result: Union Victory
Estimated Casualties
394
Union
119
119
Confed.
275
275