50, 656, 674.] The Ohio regiments first sent into West Virginia were not mustered in, and were known as State troops.

General Morris reached Grafton on the 1st of June, and was intrusted with the command of all the troops in West Virginia.
He found that Colonel Kelley had already planned an expedition against the enemy, who had retired southward to Philippi, about fifteen miles in a straight line, but some twenty-five by the crooked country roads.

[Footnote: Official Records, vol.ii.p.

66.] Morris approved the plan, but enlarged it by sending another column, under Colonel E.Dumont of the Seventh Indiana, to co-operate with Kelley.

Both columns were directed to make a night march, starting from points on the railroad about twelve miles apart and converging on Philippi, which they were to attack at daybreak on June 3d.