Burned, Flooded, and Leveled

Historical marker location:

780 Shenandoah River Drive, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of Shenandoah River Drive (Alternate U.S. 340) and High Street (Alternate U.S. 340), on the right when traveling east on Shenandoah River Drive.)

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.

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.