Historical Marker
Vaucluse
Historical marker location:
St. Marys, West Virginia
( Marker is on South Pleasants Highway (West Virginia Route 2) 0.2 miles south of Old Greens Run Road (County Route 14), on the right when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 2008
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.