Clay County / Nicholas County

Historical marker location:

4309 Dixie Hwy, Bentree, West Virginia

( Marker is on Dixie Highway (West Virginia Route 16) just south of Sangamore Fork Road, on the left when traveling south.)

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.