Droop Mountain was one of the largest engagements in West Virginia during the war.
Among these were the 7th West Virginia Infantry, famed for actions at Antietam and Gettysburg, and the 3rd West Virginia Cavalry, which also fought at Gettysburg.
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Albert G. Jenkins - Former Congressman who led a brigade of western Virginia cavalrymen.
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On the Confederate side, Albert G. Jenkins, a former U.S. Representative, recruited a brigade of cavalry in western Virginia, which he led until his death in May 1864.
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