Historical Marker
Serval
Historical marker location:
208 Zoo Cir, Wheeling, West Virginia
( Marker is on Zoo Circle, 0.1 miles Waddington Drive, on the right when traveling north.)
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.