Battle of Kanawha Gap

Battle of Kanawha Gap
Part of the American Civil War
Marker commemorating the Battle of Kanawha Gap
Date September 25, 1861 (1861-09-25) Location Kanawha Gap and Chapmanville, West Virginia Result Union victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Col. Abram S. Piatt Lt-Col. David A. Enyart Lt-Col. John Toland	Col. J. Lucius Davis (w&c)
Units involved
34th Ohio Infantry 1st Kentucky Infantry	Logan County Militia
Strength
750+	200+
Casualties and losses
4 killed 10+ wounded	60 killed and wounded 70+ captured

The Battle of Kanawha Gap, also known as the Battle of Chapmanville, was a Civil War battle fought near Chapmanville, West Virginia on September 25, 1861, as part of the Western Virginia campaign.^[1] A column of Union soldiers from the Kanawha Brigade commanded by Col. Piatt and Col. Enyart, set out on an expedition from Camp Enyart to attack a Confederate camp near Chapmanville and drive Confederate forces from the Kanawha valley.