Plan of the Battle of Carnifex Ferry, West Virginia 09-25

Old map of Carnifex Ferry, United States, West Virginia.

Carnifex Ferry is located on the Gauley River east of the town of Gauley Bridge. Floyd's Confederate forces are positioned with their backs to the Gauley River, and the Union is shown attacking chiefly in the center and on the left.

Created by Robert Knox Sneden in 09-25.

• Color coding indicates the location of Union and Confederate forces.
• Relief shown by hachures.
• The Union forces were fought under Genl. Benham and Capt. Hartsuff and Genl. Scammon. Col. Lytel [sic] with the 10th and 12th Ohio Regts. charged the Rebel position in left centre. Col. Smith, the extreme right of the batteries. Col. Lowe directly in front. Col. McCook extreme left of Enemy's position. Col. Lytel [sic] lost a leg. Col. Lowe was killed. McCook fought from 6 to 9 PM. and all laid on their arms during the night. Floyd evacuated his position during the night, leaving all his tents and camp equipage, wagons, horses, large amount of ammunition, 16 guns and 50 head of cattle. Floyd was wounded in the arm. He retreated with great haste, 15 miles on the Charleston road, thence to the Green River. Benham's command lost most during the battle."--Page caption.
• This item is from the collections of the Virginia Historical Society; please contact the institution for more information.
• In the Robert Knox Sneden Scrapbook (Mss5:7 Sn237:1 p. 436).
• Manuscripts

Map Tags

(John Buchanan)

09-25

Benham Henry Washington

Carnifex Ferry

Carnifex Ferry Battle Of W. Va

Civil War

Floyd John B.

Hartsuff George Lucas

History

Lytle William Haines

Map

Maps

McCook Robert Latimer

Robert Knox Sneden

Scammon Eliakim Parker

Smith William Sooy

United States

West Virginia