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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