November 6, 2013, marked the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Droop Mountain. Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park Superintendent Michael Smith did a great job in organizing a wonderful ceremony to dedicate a new monument to the soldiers killed or died of wounds during the battle. Speakers included my good friends Terry Lowry, author of Last Sleep: The Battle of Droop Mountain, and Richard A. Wolfe, representing the West Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission. I had the honor of reading the names of the fallen soldiers of the West Virginia Mounted Infantry units.
For more information, visit www.droopmountainbattlefield.com.
Charleston Gazette Newspaper coverage of the event: http://www.wvgazette.com/News/201311090049
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- Author/historian Terry Lowry addresses the crowd of about 80 attendees.
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- Reenactors fire a salute to the fallen soldiers of the battle.
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- Taps…
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- The newly dedicated memorial plaque which features the names of the killed or died of wounds.
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- L-R: Steve Cunningham, Rick Wolfe, Terry Lowry.
