Battle of Droop Mountain
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The Battle of Droop Mountain occurred in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, on November 6, 1863, during the American Civil War. A Union brigade commanded by Brigadier General William W. Averell defeate
Maj. Gen. Sam Jones
Br. Gen. W. W. Averell
Br. Gen. Alfred Duffié
William Lowther Jackson
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William Lowther Jackson Jr. was an American lawyer, Democratic politician, slaveholder and jurist who became the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia prior to the American Civil War, and later fought in th
Battle of Droop Mountain
…brigade commanded by Brigadier General William W. Averell defeated a smaller Confederate force commanded by Brigadier General John Echols and Colonel William L. "Mudwall" Jackson. Confederate forces were driven from their breastworks on Droop Mountain, losing weapons and equipment. They escaped southward through Lewisburg, West…
William Lowther Jackson
Jackson during the civil war.