Historical Marker
White Sulphur
Historical marker location:
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
( Marker is on U.S. 60, on the left when traveling west.)
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.