<P> The Battle of Carnifex Ferry took place on September 10 , 1861 in Nicholas County , Virginia ( now West Virginia ) , as part of the Operations in Western Virginia Campaign during the American Civil War . The battle resulted in a Union strategic victory that contributed to the eventual Confederate withdrawal from western Virginia . The campaign helped pave the way for the subsequent creation of the separate state of West Virginia . </P>
why was the battle of carnifex ferry important
contributed to the eventual Confederate withdrawal from western Virginia