DROOP MOUNTAIN. Union troops, commanded by Gen. W. W. Averell, defeated Confederate forces under Gen. John Echols.

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DROOP MOUNTAIN Here, November 6, 1863, Union troops, commanded by Gen. W. W. Averell, defeated Confederate forces under Gen. John Echols. This has been considered the most extensive engagement in this State and the site was made a State park in 1929.

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Location: United States of America, West Virginia, Pocahontas County
Photo credit: © Jason O. Watson / historical-markers.org / Alamy / Afripics
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