Philippi, WV

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Record Data

Place Unit Type

City or Town

Containing Unit

Barbour County, VA

Events

Date		Type
06/03/1861	After Philippi, nineteen years old James Edward Hanger becomes the first amputee of the Civil War	Battles/Soldiers
06/03/1861	In western forces, Union and Confederate forces fight the first planned engagement of the war at Philippi	Battles/Soldiers

People

Documents

Images

The Battle of Philippi in western Virginia, June 3, 1861, artist's impression, zoomable image

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