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Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park is located in the Greenbrier River Valley north of Lewisburg and is the site of West Virginia's last significant Civil War battle.

On November 6, 1863, the federal army of Brigadier General William W. Averell, in his second attempt to disrupt the Virginia-Tennessee Railroad at Salem, Virginia, faced again the Confederate troops of Brigadier General John Echols. Throughout the morning, Echols' smaller 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 on his left flank. Following the collapse of his lines, General Echols retreated south into Virginia with the remnants of his command.

Federal Troops occupied Lewisburg on November 7, 1863, but being burdened with prisoners and captured livestock, General Averell elected to return to his headquarters in Beverly, West Virginia, waiting until early December to lead a third and ultimately successful attack on the vital railroad. Operations in the Shenandoah Valley in the spring of 1864 drew remaining confederate troops out of west Virginia, thus leaving the new state securely under the control of the federal government for the remainder of the war.

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built the Museum, Lookout Tower & other buildings in the 1930's.

Special Event – Trans Allegheny: Clash of Cultures
August 29, 2009
The third in the series "Clash of Cultures" will focus on war party travel on Seneca Trail. 
Living history presenters will touch on several Trans-Allegheny clashes:

• French & Indian War,
• Pontiac's War,
• Dunmore's War, and the
• Revolutionary War. 

Special guest performer, Dan Cutler will present his History Alive! Portrayal of Chief Cornstalk. The Shawnee warrior, before becoming principal chief, burst onto the scene of history in the Greenbrier Settlements during Pontiac's War. 

Ostenaco, as portrayed by Doug Wood will detail his French & Indian War exploits in western Virginia (now West Virginia), a History Alive! presentation.

An interactive prisoner camp will be set up at Droop Mountain to better understand the importance of the Seneca Trail and other war roads in West Virginia to warriors transporting captives back to their hometowns, where their fates were decided.

For complete series and times for event scenarios, view here

Special Event – The Battle of Droop Mountain

The Battle of Droop Mountain Reenactment will be held on an October weekend in 2010.
Join us to understand the history of this site of West Virginia's last significant Civil War battle.
To learn more about this event, click here to view and print information provided by the WV Reenactors Association.