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Today I read a magazine article about the battle of Droop Mountain in an older Civil War Times magazine . Some historians claim that the Battle of Droop Mountain ended organized Confederate resistance in West Virginia. The article made me wonder in Sheridan was justified in relieving Brigadier General William Averell over the battle. I did not see where Averell performed badly enough to get relieved. Averell had won several battle prior to the Battle of Droop Mountain and is considered the victor at the Battle of Droop Mountain.
The Battle of Droop Mountain is not often the subject of books or magazine articles. If it was the battle that ended organized Confederate resistance in West Virginia perhaps it should get a bit more attention. If I was ever in eastern West Virginia is there anything to see at the Droop Mountain battle site?
The Battle of Droop Mountain is not often the subject of books or magazine articles. If it was the battle that ended organized Confederate resistance in West Virginia perhaps it should get a bit more attention. If I was ever in eastern West Virginia is there anything to see at the Droop Mountain battle site?