Ravenswood / Ohio River Ford

Historical marker location:

Ravenswood, West Virginia

( Marker is on West Virginia Route 68, 0.2 miles east of U.S. 33, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2009

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.