<P> The Battle of Philippi formed part of the Western Virginia Campaign of the American Civil War , and was fought in and around Philippi , Virginia ( now West Virginia ) on June 3 , 1861 . A Union victory , it was the first organized land action of the war , though generally viewed as a skirmish rather than a battle . However , the Northern press celebrated it as an epic triumph , and this encouraged Congress to call for the drive on Richmond that ended with the Union defeat at First Bull Run in July . It brought overnight fame to Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan , and was notable for the first battlefield amputations . It also encouraged the western counties of Virginia to form their own Union state . </P>
<P> The Battle of Philippi formed part of the Western Virginia Campaign of the American Civil War , and was fought in and around Philippi , Virginia ( now West Virginia ) on June 3 , 1861 . A Union victory , it was the first organized land action of the war , though generally viewed as a skirmish rather than a battle . However , the Northern press celebrated it as an epic triumph , and this encouraged Congress to call for the drive on Richmond that ended with the Union defeat at First Bull Run in July . It brought overnight fame to Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan , and was notable for the first battlefield amputations . It also encouraged the western counties of Virginia to form their own Union state . </P>
who won the battle of philippi civil war
who won the battle of philippi civil war
Union
Union