Morgan County / Berkeley County

Historical marker location:

11107 Hedgesville Rd, Hedgesville, West Virginia

( Marker is on Martinsburg Road or Hedgesville Road (West Virginia Route 9) west of Rustic Tavern Road, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1978

The first land battle of the Civil War was fought in Philippi, West Virginia on June 3, 1861. Union forces, under the command of General George B. McClellan, defeated Confederate troops in what is known as the Battle of Philippi.