Thunder on the Gauley, The Battle of Carnifex Ferry Civil War Reenactment
Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park 1194 Carnifax Ferry Crossing, Summersville, WV 26651, USA, Summersville, West Virginia, United StatesCarnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park is an important Civil War battle site. On September 10, 1861 Union troops led by Brigadier General William S. Rosecrans engaged the Confederates and forced them to evacuate an entrenched position on the Henry Patterson Farm which overlooked Carnifex Ferry. The Confederate commander, Brigadier General John B. Floyd, retreated across... View Article
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