Battle of Droop Mountain Reenactment

Reenactment At Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park, October 13th thru 15th, 2023

The reenactment is held on the actual battlefield of the 1864 Battle of Droop Mountain located at the Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park. The Park is located on US 219 about 29 miles North of I-64 and is several miles South of the Town of Hillsboro, WV at the top of Droop Mountain.

Early Registration (received on or before September 1st) is $15.00 /Late or walk-on registration is $20.00.

There will be a skirmish at 1:00 pm on Saturday afternoon and the reenactment of the Battle of Droop Mountain will be held at 1:30 pm on Sunday. THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR SPECTATORS.

On Saturday Evening, there will be an 8:30 pm night firing of the cannons.

Early Bird Registration

Reenactors Whose Registrations Are Postmarked on or Before September 1st Receive Discounted Registration and Are Guaranteed the Free Dinner.

Registration forms can be found on the Registration Page of this website where they can be downloaded, printed, filled out and returned with the registration Fee to Bryans Battery c/o Tim Walker, 267 Fern Hollow Drive, Hillsboro, WV 24946

Schedule of Events

FRIDAY 10-13-23

Camp Set-up
4pm -11pm Registration Open

SATURDAY 10-14-23

6am- Reveille
8am- Registration opens
9:30am -11:00 am Infantry Tactical (Optional)
10:00 am -Camps open to the public
11:00 am -Officers Meeting at Registration
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm -Skirmish on battlefield (Ending Time is fluid)
5pm -7pm –Reenactors’ dinner at Museum Area
8:30 pm- Night Firing of Artillery
10:00 pm, Quiet in the Camps

SUNDAY, 10-15-23

6 am- Reveille
8am -9:30 am Infantry Tactical (Optional)
10:00 am Camps open to Public
10:30 am-Church Services (Optional)
12:30 am -Officers Meeting at Registration (for battle.)
1:30 pm to approximately 3 pm -The Battle of Droop Mountain

Thank you for coming & have a safe trip home!

The 2024 Battle of Droop Mountain will be held on Friday, 10/11/24 to Sunday, 10/13/24.