Historical Marker

Combat Wounded

Historical marker location:
1334 Barnetts Run Road, Bridgeport, West Virginia
( Memorial is on Interstate 79, 4 miles south of West Virginia Route 279, on the right when traveling south.)

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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.
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