Near Hillsboro in Pocahontas County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

The Battle of Droop Mountain

November 6, 1863

— Men Killed or Died of Wounds —

The Battle of Droop Mountain Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 16, 2019

1. The Battle of Droop Mountain Marker

Inscription. *Federal Soldiers* 2nd WV Mounted Infantry
Henry Emmerling • Andrew M. Barnett • Samuel Bowden • Edward Doyle • William L. Hughes • Charles Ritz • Thomas J. Akers • William Garroll • Moses More • John Murphy • Marcus D. Kenney • Edward C. Malley • Arthur J. Weaver

3rd WV Mounted Infantry
William B. Simms • Jacob G. Coburn • William H. Matlick • Lemuel D. Bartlett • Enoch F. Basnet • James A. Simonton • Wells Wrick

8th WV Mounted Infantry
Carey Woods • Richard J. Grinstead • William Lewis

10th WV Infantry
Right Bird Curry • General Jackson Shaw • Samuel Swecker • Benjamin Moore • Charles Bryson • Jacob K. Dodd • John Forrester • Marion Shriver • John D. Baxter • Coleman Channel • Wesley Pullens • David W. Saunders

28th Ohio Infantry
Henry Schadelman • Charles Dalhammer • Fritzolin Gutzwiller • James Heitz • Jacob Frintz • Frederick Schafer • Henry Bettsheider • David Wickerschimer

1st WV Light Artillery, Battery B
Joseph W. Daniels • James Jackson

*Confederate Soldiers* 14th VA Cavalry
John Aquilla Myles • George W. Lewis

19th VA Cavalry
James W. Morgan • James H. Morrison • Owen V.B. Davis • James Marison

20th VA Cavalry
Ulysses Morgan • Thomas B. McIntire • John B. Price • William G. Straight • John W. Young • James W. Fulwilder • N. B. Holland • David Robinson

22nd VA Infantry
Robert Augustus Bailey • William H. Hubbard • William S. McClanahan • William S. S. Morris • John J. Short • Thomas Smith • George Criner • Morris Chapman Chandler • Richard Greenway • Moses Hunter • Shadrach A. Jackson • Turpin Jones • William Rose • Pete E. Stribling • William Perry Allen • Hamilton B. Caldwell

23rd Battalion VA Infantry
James A. Brammer • W. A. Simpkins • Jordan Pack • Joseph C. Delung • John J. Lampee

Erected 2013.

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Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 38° 6.88′ N, 80° 16.164′ W. Memorial is near Hillsboro, West Virginia, in Pocahontas County. It is on Park Road (County Route 24/1) south of Russel Scott Road, on the left when traveling south. On the grounds of the Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 683 Droop Park Rd, Hillsboro WV 24946, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in West Virginia’s Potomac Highlands.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Battle At Droop Mountain (a few steps from this marker); 23rd Battalion Virginia Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker);

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 16, 2019

2. The Battle of Droop Mountain Marker

White Oak (within shouting distance of this marker); John D. Baxter (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lieut. Henry Bender (about 300 feet away); 8th West Virginia Mounted Infantry (about 700 feet away); 2nd West Virginia Mounted Infantry (about 700 feet away); 10 Lb. Parrott Rifle (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hillsboro.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 650 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 18, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.