Was Philippi west Virginia the first land battle of the civil war?

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2026-04-22 01:51

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Yes on June 3, 1861. forces clashed with Confederate J. E. Hanger being hit by a cannonball, had his leg amputated by a Union doctor, later invented an artificial limb, and started a company which became one of the largest manufacturers of wooden legs in the world. On June 10 a battle ensued at Big Bethel, VA which is wrongly accepted as the first battle and the first Confederate causality Henry L. Wyatt. God Bless the South.

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