Battle of Philippi

Overview

The Battle of Philippi formed part of the Western Virginia Campaign of the American Civil War and was fought in and around Philippi, Virginia, on June 3, 1861. A Union Army victory, it was the first organized land action of the war but is generally viewed as a skirmish rather than a battle.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Significance

The supplied overview describes an ancient Roman battle in 42 BC between the Second Triumvirate and the forces of Brutus and Cassius, not the American Civil War engagement at Philippi, Virginia in 1861. The structured facts and overview are mismatched, and the overview contains no information about the 1861 Battle of Philippi. No grounded significance entry can be written from these inputs.

Forces & casualties

Commanders (3)