Veterans Memorial

Historical marker location:

Weirton, West Virginia

( Memorial is on Main Street (West Virginia Route 2) just north of Municipal Plaza, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1959

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.