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