BATTLE OF PHILIPPI

Location : Barbour County.

Date :June 3, 1861.

Principal Commanders : Col. Thomas A. Morris [US]; Col. George A. Porterfield [CS].

Estimated Casualties : 30 total (US 4; CS 26).

Under the command of Col. Thomas A. Morris, Union forces in western Virginia launvhed a two-prong advance against Confederate troops at Philippi. Two Union columns arrived at Philippi before dawn on the 3rd. A surprise attack was launched against the Confederate troops. The Confederate troops were forced to retreat to Huttonsville.

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