Image: Closeup map of Battle of Droop Mountain

Description: This is a United States War Department map of the Droop Mountain battlefield, including positions of the Union and Confederate armies. The Battle occurred on November 6, 1863, with the Union force led by William W. Averell defeating a Confederate Force led by John Echols. The map's orientation is somewhat "upside down", as the top of the map is south. The point of view is Averell's (approaching from the north) as the right side of the map is Averell's right and Echols' left.
Title: Closeup map of Battle of Droop Mountain
Credit: This is a crop of a page from the atlas portion of The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. The entire atlas can be found in the Library of Congress map, and shows maps for several battles on image 162. The LCCN Permalink is here. Created from 1880 through 1901.
Author: United States War Department (much of the work was done by Robert N. Scott, Joseph W. Kirkley, and Fred C. Ainsworth. The map was drawn from a partial survey by Henry Topping.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
Attribution Required?: No