The Battle At Droop Mountain - Hillsboro WV - Civil War Discovery Trail Sites on Waymarking.com

The Battle At Droop Mountain-November 6, 1863--Nearly five months after West Virginia was admitted into the Union, the Confederate army of Brigadier General John Echols still occupied the prosperous Greenbrier Valley region of the new state. From its headquarters in Lewisburg, his army was the foremost defense of the Virginia-Tennessee Railroad, an important Confederate supply line in southwest Virginia.

On August 26 and 27, 1863, the Confederate army had successfully repulsed an attack at White Sulphur Springs by the Federal Army of Brigadier General William W. Averell. In early November, Echols learned that General Averell had left his headquarters in Beverly, West Virginia, and was again moving south toward the railroad. Confederate outposts in Pocahontas County tried to slow the advance. General Echols marched his army north, all through the night, to Droop Mountain to reinforce them.

The reinforcements arrived just in time, for General Averell began his attack early. Throughout the morning, Echols’ outnumbered Confederate army held the high ground and blocked the highway with artillery, but in the afternoon was overwhelmed by the crushing advance of Federal infantry

Type of site: Battlefield Address: Seneca Trail (U.S. 219) located next to the Lookout Tower in Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park. Hillsboro, WV USA 24946 Admission Charged: No Charge Website: [Web Link] Phone Number: Not listed Driving Directions: Not listed

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