battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Kessler's Cross Lanes

Name: Battle of Kessler's Cross Lanes
Start: 1861-08-26
Location: Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States

Battle of Kessler's Cross Lanes was a battle fought on 26 August 1861 at Nicholas County, in what is now West Virginia, United States. The recorded result: Confederate victory. Recorded strength: Approximately 1,000 men against 2,000 men.

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Fought26 August 1861

WhereNicholas County, West Virginia, United States38.235N, 80.935W

OutcomeConfederate victory

BelligerentsUnited States (Union)againstCSA (Confederacy)

Casualties and losses15 killed; 20 wounded; 38 capturedand40

Battlefield todayKessler'S Cross Lanes battlefieldNPS site WV004, 3,400 acres studied, 1,609 core

Record

Date	26 August 1861
Place	Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States 38.235N, 80.935W
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	Approximately 1,000 men	2,000 men
Casualties and losses	15 killed; 20 wounded; 38 captured	40
Commanders	Erastus Tyler	John B. Floyd

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. The dashed outline is the battlefield study area mapped by the NPS American Battlefield Protection Program. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Carnifex Ferry 1861, 2.9 km S
Battle of Fayetteville 1862, 25 km SW
Battle of Droop Mountain 1863, 59 km E
Battle of Charleston 1862, 62 km W
Battle of Lewisburg 1862, 64 km SE

Elsewhere in 1861

Battle of Fort Sumter United States
First Battle of Bull Run United States
Battle of Wilson's Creek United States
Battle of Belmont United States
Battle of Big Bethel United States

The National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program maps this as the Kessler'S Cross Lanes battlefield (site WV004): a study area of 3,400 acres, with a core area of 1,609 acres where the fighting was concentrated; 3,405 acres retain enough integrity to be potentially eligible for the National Register.

Battle of Kessler's Cross Lanes is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (40 in West Virginia).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2196069, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kessler's Cross Lanes, revision 1370445091, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Battlefield boundary and area from the National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program (public domain). Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.