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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
