Military
At Cross Lanes, Confederates under General John B. Floyd launched a surprise attack in the early morning of Aug. 26, 1861, against Federal troops of the 7th Ohio Inf., led by Colonel E.B. Tyler. The Federal soldiers were badly defeated and scattered, losing 132 men, including killed and captured. This surprise attack was also known as the Battle of Knives and Forks.
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