Historical Marker
Battle for Bath
Historical marker location:
90 Fairfax Street, Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of Fairfax Street and Washington Street (West Virginia Highway 9) on Fairfax Street.)
Struggle in the Snow. Jackson's Bath-Romney Campaign.
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.