{"id":107723,"date":"2021-06-04T08:00:44","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T13:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cw-chronicles.com\/blog\/?p=107723"},"modified":"2021-06-03T22:44:52","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T03:44:52","slug":"the-battle-at-phillippa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.cw-chronicles.com\/blog\/the-battle-at-phillippa\/","title":{"rendered":"The Battle At Phillippa."},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Times<\/em>
\nJune 4, 1861<\/p>\n

Washington<\/span>, Monday, June 3.<\/span><\/div>\n
Lieut.-Gen. Scott<\/span> to-night received a dispatch from Gen. McClellan<\/span>, stating that the command under Gen. Morris<\/span>, last night marched on Grafton.<\/span><\/div>\n
It was raining at the time. They surprised a party of Secessionists, near Phillippa, about 200 strong, and effectually put them to the route and killed some of them. A large quantity of arms, munitions, and a number of horses, which the Secessionists left in their alarm, fell into the hands of the Federals. The rebels retreated further into Virginia. Col. Kelly<\/span> was mortally wounded.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Battle in Western Virginia. <\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
The Rebel Camp at Phillippa Broken Up\u2014Rout of the Rebels\u2014Col. Kelly, of the First Virginia Regiment, Killed.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
Cincinnati<\/span>, Monday, June 3.<\/span><\/div>\n
Two columns of troops from Gen. McClellan\u2019s<\/span> command, one under command of Col. Kelly<\/span>, of the First Virginia Volunteers, and the other under command of Col. Crittenden<\/span>, composed of the Indiana Volunteers, left Grafton early last night, and after marching the entire night about 20 miles through a drenching rain, surprised, a camp of rebels, 2,000 strong, at Phillippa, Va., and routed them, killing 15, capturing a large amount of arms, horses, amunition, provisions, camp equippage, &c. The surprise was complete, and at the last advices, the Federal troops were in hot pursuit of the rebels. It is probable that many prisoners will be taken.<\/span><\/div>\n
Col. Kelley<\/span> was mortally wounded, and has since died. Several others of the Federal troops were slightly wounded.
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