Battle Detail

Droop Mountain

Other Name:
Campaign:
Averell's Raid On the Virginia &Tennessee RR
Date(s):
November 1863
Principal Commanders:
Brigadier General William Averell [US] Brigadier General John Echols [CS]
Forces Engaged:
0 total (US 0; CS 0;)
Estimated Casualties:
415 total (US 140; CS 275;)
Description:
In early November, Brig. Gens. W.W. Averell and Alfred Napoleon Alexander Duffie embarked on a raid into southwestern Virginia to disrupt the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad. While Duffie's column destroyed military property en route, Averell encountered and defeated a Confederate brigade under Brig. Gen. John Echols at Droop Mountain. The Union columns reunited at Lewisburg the next day but were in no condition to continue their raid. After this battle, Confederate resistance in West Virginia collapsed.
Results:
Union Victory
CWSAC Reference #:
WV012
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