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Action at Phillipi, WV
in the American Civil War
June 3, 1861
Online Books:
Official Records, Union
and Confederate Reports (Pages 64-74)
The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of
the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, by the United
States War Department, 1880
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Union Battle Summary |
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Philippi, W. Va., June 3, 1861. U.S. Forces under Brig.-Gen. T.A.
Morris. Two columns, one under Col. B.F. Kelley and the other under
Col. Ebenezer Dumont, moved on opposite sides of the river against
Philippi and at daylight attacked simultaneously. The movement was a
complete surprise, the enemy being routed without difficulty and with
little resistance. A force was immediately sent in pursuit, during
which 6 were killed and a number wounded. The only casualty on the
Federal side was the wounding of Col. Kelley.
Source: The Union Army, Volume 6, Cyclopedia of Battles,
1908 |
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