Historical Marker
Combat Wounded
Historical marker location:
Bridgeport, West Virginia
( Memorial is on Jennings Randolph Highway (Interstate 79 at milepost 122), 1.1 miles north of Johnson Avenue, on the right when traveling north.)
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.