Historical Marker
Wheeling Post No. 1
Historical marker location:
1144 Market Street, Wheeling, West Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of Market Street (West Virginia Route 2) and 12th Street, on the right when traveling north on Market Street.)
Marker installed: 1940
Oldest Post of the American Legion.
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.