John Edward Kenna

Historical marker location:

Peytona, West Virginia

( Marker is on Daniel Boone Parkway (West Virginia Route 3) ½ mile west of the Peytona Post Office on Roundbottom Road (Local Route 119/21).)

Marker installed: 1974

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.