Some of the first hostilities of the…

June 1861 CE

Some of the first hostilities of the American Civil War occur in western Virginia (now the state of West Virginia).

The region has closer ties to Pennsylvania and Ohio than to eastern Virginia and thus is opposed to secession; a pro-Union government will soon be organized and appeal to Lincoln for military protection.

Major General George B. McClellan, commanding the Department of the Ohio, orders troops to march from Grafton and attack the Confederates under Colonel George A. Porterfield.

The skirmish on June 3, 1861, known as the Battle of Philippi, or the "Philippi Races", is the first land battle of the Civil War.

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