Historical Marker
Robert Throckmorton, Jr.
Historical marker location:
305 South Washington Street, Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
( Marker is on South Washington Street (U.S. 522) south of Market Street, on the right when traveling south.)
Lot #26.
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.