Battle of Carnifex Ferry

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Battle of Carnifex Ferry
Part of the American Civil War
Date September 10, 1861
Location Nicholas County, West Virginia
Result Union victory
Combatants
United States of America Confederate States of America
Commanders
William S. Rosecrans John B. Floyd
Casualties
250 total (US and CS) 250 total (US and CS)
Operations in Western Virginia
Philippi – Rich Mountain – Kessler's Cross Lanes – Carnifex Ferry – Cheat Mountain – Greenbrier River – Camp Alleghany

The Battle of Carnifex Ferry took place on September 10, 1861 in Nicholas County, Virginia (now West Virginia), as part of the Operations in Western Virginia Campaign during the American Civil War.

Learning of Col. Erastus Tyler's rout at Kessler's Cross Lanes, Brig. Gen. William S. Rosecrans moved three brigades south from Clarksburg to support him. On the afternoon of September 10, he advanced against Confederate Brig. Gen. John B. Floyd's camps at Carnifex Ferry. Darkness halted several hours' fighting. The strength of the Union artillery convinced Floyd to retreat across the Gauley River during the night. Floyd blamed his defeat on his co-commander Brig. Gen. Henry A. Wise, contributing to further dissension within the Confederate command.

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