Battle Of Kessler's Cross Lanes

	partof	the American Civil War
	date	August 26 , 1861
	place	Nicholas County, West Virginia
	result	Confederate victory
	combatant1	United States Of America
	combatant2	Confederate States Of America
	commander1	Erastus Tyler
	commander2	John B Floyd
	casualties1	245
	casualties2	40

The Battle of Kessler's Cross Lanes, also known as the '''Battle of Cross Lanes''', took place on August 26 , 1861 in Nicholas County, Virginia (now West Virginia ) as part of the Operations in Western Virginia Campaign during the American Civil War .

On August 26 , Brig. Gen. John B. Floyd , commanding Confederate forces in the Kanawha Valley , crossed the Gauley River to attack Col. Erastus Tyler 's 7th Ohio Regiment encamped at Kessler's Cross Lanes. The Union forces were surprised and routed. Floyd then withdrew to the river and took up a defensive position at Carnifex Ferry . During the month, Gen. Robert E. Lee arrived in western Virginia and attempted to coordinate the forces of Brig. Gens. Floyd, Henry A. Wise , and William W. Loring .

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